School: Coolanarney
- Location:
- Coolanarney, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: D. Mac Gairbhíth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0809, Page 241
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- (continued from previous page)say. "Kneel on the carpet you shall kneel while the grass grows round your feet stand up stand up on your feet & choose the one you love so sweet". The one that is inside is to take someone and the others say. "Now they are married life and joy first a girl and then a boy seven year's old and seven year's joy now its time to say "Good bye"8. Collours - to go out and one give collours to the rest of the children & the other two guess the collour's.9 Sheperd - One be the sheperd and the other's go away and Hide the sheperd is to come & look for them:-10. Clock - One give it out & another be the clock. The one that is the clock is to tell the time, he ask's the time to the children & the one that gusses it has to be the clock.(continues on next page)
