School: Cnocán Mhichíl Naofa (Clochar)
- Location:
- Claremorris, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Siúracha na Trócaire
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0098, Page 297
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- Twelve Jugs of Rice SirThe way we play twelve jugs of rice sir is - First all the children catch hands and leave one in the middle of the ring. Then all the children go around that one and says -
"What is your wish sir, your wish sir, your wish sir,
What is your wish sir, in a iddly, iddly officer?
My wish is to marry, to marry, to marry.
My wish is to marry in a iddly, iddly officer, but
Your all too black and dirty, dirty, dirty,
Your all too black and dirty in a iddly, iddly officer,
Twice too good for you sir, you sir, you sir,
Twice too good for you sir, in the iddly, iddly officer."
Then the one who is in the centre closes her eyes and catches some one out of the ring, and then that one will be his wife. Then the rest will say
"Open the gates and let the bride out, let the bride out, let the bride out, open the gates and let the bride out in a iddly, iddly officer." Then the man puts some sort of a ring on the bride, and then we all say again. "Open the gates and let the bride in, let the bride in. Open the gates and let the bride in, in a iddly iddly officer.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Sloyan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo
