School: Mullach na Sídhe (C.) (roll number 15426)
- Location:
- Mullach na Sí, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0239, Page 233
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- (continued from previous page)and put it over her back and say. "Trump Trump what's over you?" you keep doing this until she guesses what's over her.
Passing the button is another game played round this locality. A button is got and someone takes it All the other join their hands and she goes round no one can speak. She give the button to some one but she doesn't stop at that one she goes a few farther Then she ask who has the button everyone says who [struck out: "they"] she thinks. Everyone that wrong gets slapped with a strap and somebody else passes the button.
Grandmother grey is played by a lot of people outdoors. Some one is chosen as Granmother grey. The children go one by one to her and say. "Grandmother grey can I go out to play I will not go near the water to hunt the ducks away." Grandmother grey says "is the shoes polished" The child say "shining". She asks what time is it and the child goes out and hunts the ducks. Then she is beaten and put to death
- Collector
- B. Ní Riabaigh
- Gender
- Female
