School: Ramelton (Mxd)
- Location:
- Ráth Mealtain, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Henry C. Hamilton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1085, Page 200
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- "The Farmer in his Den" is the name of a game played very often by children at social meetings and parties.
The children play the game by forming a ring, and a boy or a girl goes into the centre. They move slowly round and when they are moving they sing "The farmer wants a wife", and then the one in the centre chooses another from the ring. They sing again "The wife wants a child", and the wife has to choose another one. Then they sing "The child wants a nurse", and the child has to choose one too. Then they sing again "The nurse wants a dog", and the nurse has to choose another. They sing again "The dog wants a bone", and then the dog has to choose another one and the game is finished.
- Collector
- Lizzie Davison
- Gender
- Female
