School: Maio (roll number 13119)
- Location:
- Trohanny, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire Ní Chreaig
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0706, Page 377
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- One girl sat down on the ground, and another girl knelt beside her, and put her head in her lap, and covered herself with the other one's pinafore. Then a number of girls held each other's hands, and they came in a row to see Jenny Joe, and they said these words when they came to see her."I have come to see poor Jenny Joe, Jenny Joe, Jenny Joe. I have come to see Jenny Joe how is she now."The one who was sitting minding her said,"O Jenny Joe's washing, she's washing, she's washing
O Jenny Joe's washing you can't see her now."The next time she said.O Jenny Joe's ironing, she's ironing, she's ironing. O Jenny Joe's ironing you can't see her now."The next time she said,"O Jenny Joe's dying, she's dying, she's dying. O Jenny Joe's dying you can't see her now."While they were kneeling Jenny Joe jumped up, and ran after them. The first one she(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Druminiskin, Co. Meath
