School: Dubhais (roll number 16323)
- Location:
- Dooish, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: -
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- (continued from previous page)smeared himself with the ashes etc.
Sometimes the leader has in his hand a wet rag smeared liberally with soot and he strikes the defaulting player on the face with it. When the two or three get punished in this manner they look very ludicrous and there is good fun.
- Seven player take part and are named as follows:-
First, Old Father Nippelty
The remaining six :- Donal a Scrippelty
Kid,
Killy me Ked.
Cooper a guildew
Jackie Niroy
The Comical Boy
Whoever is in charge seizes one of the seven by the hand and begins drumming on his knuckles with a stick to the tune of "Old Father Nippelty, Donal a Scrippelty, Ked, Killy me Ked, Cooper a guildew, Jackie(continues on next page)
