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School: Lios an Uisce (roll number 15647)

Location:
Lissinisk, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máighréad Ní Chárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1102, Page 28

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    On St. Bridgid's day the people make St. Bridgid's cross. On May day the people hang bunches of May flowers to the roof. Before Christmas the mummers come around. They come into the houses of the people and say rhymes and get money from the people. Here are some of therhymes they say "Rhyme, rhyme, the Gallen boys give us time to rhyme. We will show you some atifity about the Christmas time. Jack straw striddle cast the diddle through a riddle through a reel through a rock through an old spinning wheel, through a bag of paper, through a mill happer. Here come I wee devil doubt. If you dont give us money we will kick you all out.
    Money we want and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jenny Mc Carron
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Finnadork Glebe, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Neil Mc Carron
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Finnadork Glebe, Co. Donegal