School: Gallen
- Location:
- Gallen, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: T.R. Goodwin
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- (continued from previous page)Week, week where is my share
Under a big stone".
As each line is said, a different toe on one of the child's feet is caught, starting at the big toe.
The last two lines are said while shaking the little toe. - (7) Pruiscin, Pruiscin
When we go to play "Pruiscin, Pruiscin" one girl gets a thimble or a button and all the other girls hold out their hands. She then goes around and says "Pruiscin Pruiscin hold that very fast" and she lets the thimble fall into one girls hands but pretends to give it to each one. Then she asks each one who has it and if they answer wrongly she gives them a slap and says "Thimble appear" and the girl who has it says " Here it lies here". Then that girl goes around and so on until everyone gets a turn.Horns (8) All the girls stand along in a(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maureen Devery
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Noggusduff, Co. Offaly