School: Uillineach (roll number 6584)
- Location:
- An Uilleannach, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Sibéal Pollock
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- (continued from previous page)each person as he says each word of the rhyme. The person with whom the rhyme ends says a number. The player in the middle counts round the feet of the others till the number is reached. the last foot which is counted is out of the game. The person who is left with a foot in the game wins.
- "The Old Witch" is a game a number of us play at school sometimes. One of us becomes the witch and one a mother and seven children. The children are called Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
The witch comes to the door. She knocks, and the woman comes out. Then the witch asks for(continues on next page)- Collector
- Sadie Rusk
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lorga Chamlocha, Co. Mhuineacháin