School: Glenalla (roll number 10744)
- Location:
- Glenalla, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Maude McCormack
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1086, Page 46
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- The Mummers are a number of boys who go round to all the houses a week before Xmas. They get money from everyone and then they divide it among themselves. Then they go and drink it. The sing songs and dance. When they come to the door they say, “Is there any admittance for Xmas mummers?” They have long cone shaped hats covered with cloth, and ribbons round the rim of them to hide their faces. Some of them have on womens’ skirts. They all have rhymes to say when they come in. The first one who comes in, says, “Room, room my gallant boys give me room to rhyme, for now its come near the Christmas time, If you don’t believe me what I say, I’ll call in Prince George and he’ll soon clear the way”.Then enters Prince George and says, “Here comes I, Prince George, I fed my horse on oats and hay for seven years and run away, If you don’t believe me what I say, I’ll call in Jack straw and he’ll soon(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Mc Mahon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glenalla, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Norman Jackson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 25
- Address
- Glenalla, Co. Donegal
