School: Carrigaline, Ráth Mhór
- Location:
- Carrigaline, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Mhic Conchoille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0357, Page 036
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- 1. Spit in the hole.
The child to mind the hole was selected by saying this verse.
Abbina babbina baby's knee,
Hawlsum pawlsum, sacretee
Potatoes roast, single toast
and out goes she2. High gates
Verse - How many miles to Dublin? 3 score and ten.
Will I be there by candlelight? yes of course and back again.
Where are the gates that I go through?
Not without your black and blue.
Here's my black and here's my blue. Now where are the gates that I go through.
Then thread the needle and and now sew, sew, sew etc. 3. Bum bottle draw water
(Two stand back to back arms linked & lift one another off feet turn about)
Another verse:
Green gravel, green gravel the grass is so green
Your friends and relations are shamed to be seen
Oh! Mary Oh! Mary your true love is dead
He sent me a letter to turnabout your head.
- Collector
- E. Cox
