School: Lúbán Díge (Bodyke)
- Location:
- Bodyke, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Uí Chadhla
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Dickery Dock no Dickidy Docer.
Begin at the place shown to you and say
Dickidy ,dickidy dock ,
The mouse jumped up the clock
The clock struck one -the mouse gone Said Dickidy ,dickidy dock ,You kept the number when you stopped.
Cocer and Goona -played like that.
Fox and Geese
You have to watch the first move .
often children worked these games on slates when they should be at their Arithmetic and got slapped for their work (play rather)
A game played on Fingers-
Lurabo,Larabo ,Biddy O Neill-
Nuala pí pán Súil is í Cane
Cricí Mollie,Bóní ,Glaisí
Agus a Bos .
Give a pencil to a person and say
Take that -what is that (similar pencil)
You do the same.
The finger on which was said Cos was free.Many can play this game each layinf down two fingers to shorten ?
Person last out ????.(continues on next page)