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School: Moyrhee, Ruan

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Moyree Commons, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Laoise de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0613, Page 291

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    in front of them and the children in the line would say "Granny Granny Gray will you let me out to play" I will not go near the water nor hunt the ducks away" and she would answer "No" and they would ask her again and she would answer "Yes" and they all would run and be hunting the ducks and she would say "Come in to your tea" and she would beat them.
    One Gipsy. They all line up and one stands in front of them and say "There came one gipsy riding riding riding on a cold and frosty morning." The others would say "What are you riding here for here for on a cold and frosty morning". The other would answer "I am riding here to get married married married on a cold and frosty morning." Then they would ask her. "Who are you going to marry marry marry on a cold and frosty morning" and she would say a certain one and they would say "Who is going to fetch her out
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Christena Baker
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowkeel Beg, Co. Clare