School: Moyrhee, Ruan
- Location:
- Moyree Commons, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Laoise de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0613, Page 290
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- (continued from previous page)my fine fat chickens" and the other would answer "No but this little one" and leave her hand on one of their heads and they would keep saying that until they be all gone out of the ring.
Poor Cock Robin. They all join up and the one in the middle would shut her eyes and the other would say "Poor cock robin is dead in his grave dead in his grave dead in his grave. He. Hi. Ho."
"There grew an old apple tree over his head over his head over his head He. Hi. Ho."
"The apples were ripe and ready to fall ready to fall ready to fall He. Hi. Ho."
"There came an old woman to pick them all up to pick them all up to pick them all up. He. Hi. Ho."
Then one of the children would go and be picking up the apples and the robin would rise and run after her.
Granny Gray. The children make a line and another one stands(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Christena Baker
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowkeel Beg, Co. Clare
