School: Béal Dearg (roll number 11582)

Location:
Béal Deirg Mór, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Conghamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0139, Page 266

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    of some of these are still to be seen. Her irons and chains are scattered around the district yet. The people looted what they could and coal fires were common in Belderrig that winter.
    The local poet (Martin Healy, Geeverauns, Belderrig) commemorated the event with a song and of the coal he said.
    "Its burning in the fire now at Patcheen and Brígid Mór"
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. One person stoops down and another thumps his back at the same time saying
    Hurley-burley trumps a daisy
    Go ly ship to marked early
    I'm a nanny: hunt the buck
    How many horns standing up.
    The person stooped down get free when he correctly guesses the number of "horns" (fingers) standing up.
    Another game played with the feet.
    "One lady, two lady, three lady
    an[?] ways the vinegar, my good man
    I for ink, P for paper, stoopin, stopin stink
    At the word "stink" the foot on which it falls has to be withdrawn from the circle.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.