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School: Milford (roll number 10586)

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Millford, Co. Donegal
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James Mc Veigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 127

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    About Christmas time people come round the houses dressed up and they sing songs and each one has a rhyme to say.
    There are about nine or ten of them.
    They have all false faces and are dressed up in different clothes. They have all different names. Some of them are:- Dr. Brown, Gillespie, Johnny Funny, Jack Straw, and the Wren. These are some of the names of them. They all say different rhymes too.
    The people of the houses always give them money and they have a small box to put it in. It is always the smallest boy who carries the money box and the money.
    He is generally called wee Jonny Funny.

    Isa McNutt
    Aughanursin
    Milford
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Isa Mc Nutt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghanursan, Co. Donegal