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School: Laragh

Location:
Laragh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
M. Ní Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1007, Page 156

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    The game I like the best is "Nuts in May" This game is played by a large number of children, the children hold hands and walk up to one girl who stands apart and they say . "Here we come gathering Nuts in May Nuts in May Here we come gathering Nuts in May On a cold and frosty morning. Then the girl who stands apart picks out one of the children and says the girls name. She says that she will have her for " Nuts in May" . "I will have Maggie for Nuts in May Nuts in May I will have Maggie for Nuts in May On a cold and frosty morning" Then the children hold hands and walk up to these two and say to the girl who was apart "Who will you have to fetch her away fetch her away, fetch her away
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Rose Fitzsimons
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Laragh, Co. Cavan