School: Gort na Carraige (Rockfield) (roll number 9009)

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1. A Song or a Rhyme (continued)

   “Room, Room, give me room,”

   

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   And if you don’t believe what I say
   Enter the lady and she will soon clear the way

   The lady is really a boy dressed up to resemble a female. He is dressed in a girls costume, shoes, stockings and a hat with a veil which covers the face. He is powdered and painted and his lips are covered with lipstick. He says

   Here comes I the lady,
   Looking for Jack Straw

   She goes up to Jack Straw who bends down and kisses her. The Fidelee Funny starts playing a reel and the lady and Jack Straw dance to it.

   After this one of the Mummers sings a song. Money is given to the Mummers after which with a shout of “Merry Christmas” the Mummers depart. They go round the whole parish calling at every house. They receive some money at most of the houses. With this money they hold a big dance to which they invite all those who have given them money (-) is spent on the dance and on a big supper and everyone present enjoys the Mummers dance and looks forward to another one the following

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   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Martin Keegan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Templenew, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Patrick Fannon

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   22

   Address

   Lissacholly, Co. Donegal