School: Meelick (C.)
- Location:
- Meelick, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhórdha
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- (continued from previous page)After that I'll have one my Dillsy, Dollsy etc. Then she skips round and selects one from ring. The ring then sings "Open the gate and let the bride out my Dillsy, Dollsy" etc. They skip out while the ring sings. The ring closes again and sings "The gate is shut and the bride is out my Dillsy Dollsy" etc. The bride and her partner then skip towards ring while the ring sings "Open the gates and let the bride in my Dillsy, Dollsy" etc. The bride takes up position in the centre, her partner joins the ring and the game continues.Sally go 'Round the Moon.This is another ring game. The children catch hands and skip around in a ring singing "Sally go 'round the moon, Sally go 'round the stars, Sally go 'round the chimney pots on Sunday afternoon, Hoops! At "hoops" all jump and reverse the movement.Nuts and Beans.For this game the players fall into two groups. One ground leads off singing, "Here we go gathering nuts and beans, on a cold and frosty morning. The other(continues on next page)
