School: Ród (B.)
- Location:
- Rhode, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: P. Ó Maoldomhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0801, Page 308
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“There are numerous games played by the girls in my school, such as, "Cat and mouse," "Frog in the well," "Mary," "Lance and May," "Tip and Tig," and "Ring a Ring a Roses.”
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The mother then sends the other girl, but she returns even more frightened than the first girl. Then the mother gets the children behind her back and goes out to the witch in the garden, and the following dialogue takes place.
Mother:- "What are you going to do with the knife.
Witch :- "Get me some sand."
M: "What do you with the sand,"
W :- "I want to sharpen my knife,"
M :- "What do you want to sharpen your knife for,"
W :- "To cut your throats"
Then the witch runs after them, and pretends to cut their throats.
- Collector
- Mary Hickey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rhode, Co. Offaly