School: Corderay (roll number 12735)
- Location:
- Shancurry, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Céilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0208, Page 251
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- (continued from previous page)the others back on the first two men prop so that the remaining seven get plenty of strokes of the belts and ropes. If one of the nine could carry out the first fellow will the rest trying to pull them back be get to be horse and No 2 has to go behind.
In the melee or mellee that is the boys trying to hold on to one another and of the some time trying to avoid the strokes from the remainder of the parties at the wake one might succeed in getting the first fellow out the door.
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The man gives his daughter
The man of the house answers the first part of the rhyme thus
My daughter she sits so close to my knee
And if you're a good blacksmith you'll get from me. You'll get her from me.
The man of the house then asks what fortune you'll want and how many [gales?]. the leader or horse answers one
'Oh I'm a poor man and you'll have to take three or four (or any number of gales he mentions
Two men then catch her and the groom is thrown across face downwards on their arms. He may kick and fight(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Ó Céilleachair
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- Michael Flanagan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cormongan, Co. Leitrim
