School: Gallen
- Location:
- Gallen, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: T.R. Goodwin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 229
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rhyme is used "Hide and go seek all the week. Sheep's head on Sunday, Boston is a fine town and so is Philadelphia.
My Lord [?] Juchar (17)
Two people think of names such as "a watch" for one and "a bracelet" for the, other. When they have the names thought of the rest of the children run in between them while the two with the names say the following rhyme "My Lord Juchar, My Lord John, Let everyone pass but the very last man." The last girl stops between the two and she is asked which would she rather have a watch or a bracelet or whatever it is. When she has answered, the person with that name takes her their side. All the rest are done like this and when they are all finished one side pulls the other to see who wins.
(18) Dan, Dan thread the needle(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Bell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glyn, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Mrs J. Bell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glyn, Co. Offaly
