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School: Killurney, Cluain Meala

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Killurney, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire de Brún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567, Page 317

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    "We will have -- for nuts in May, nuts in May"
    "We will have -- for nuts in May this cold and frosty morning".
    The players join hands and make two lines.
    At "Here we come gathering nuts in May" one row goes to meet the other row. Then they go back to where they were.
    At "Who will ye have for nuts in May" the other row of girls comes singing to meet the first row. Then they go back to where they were.
    At "We will have -- for nuts in May" the first row of girls does the same thing again singing this verse.
    Then a line is drawn and the two girls pull to see which of them is the strongest. The girl who is pulled down or up above or below this line is to go to the side of the line to which she is pulled.
    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
    Delia Harvey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyknockane, Co. Tipperary