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School: Ramonan

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Ramonan, Co. Cavan
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Maeve Turner
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0996, Page 055

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    an equal number of children on each. The first side will say 'Here we come gathering nuts and may nuts and may, here we come gathering nuts and may on a cold and frosty morning' and the children on the other side say 'Who will you have for nuts and may, nuts and may, who will you have for nuts and may on a cold and frosty morning' and the other side will tell them the person they are having. Then the others ask them who will they send to take him away and they tell them. Then the two children mentioned (one from each side) will pull one against the other and which ever of them wins brings the other to his side.
    The fireside games I play are Snakes and Ladders, Draughts, Ludo, Lotto and Dominoes.
    Here are some
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mildred Tilson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornagrow, Co. Cavan