School: Carraig an Dubhais (Craigadooish) (roll number 10360)

Location:
Creaghadoos, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Laura Rountree
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1106, Page 340

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  1. Form two rows facing each other. All catch hands in each row. One side starts and sings --
    "Here we come gathering nuts and
    May Nuts and May Nuts and May
    Here we come gathering nuts and
    May On a cold and frosty morning."
    Other side sings --
    "Who will you have for your Nuts and
    May Nuts and May Nuts and May?
    Who will you have for your Nuts and
    May On a cold and frosty morning."
    First side sings --
    "We'll have (Mattie Crawford) for Nuts
    and May Nuts and May Nuts and
    May We'll have (Mattie Crawford) for
    Nuts and May On a cold and frosty
    morning."
    Other side sings --
    'Who will you send to fetch her away
    Fetch her away, Fetch her away,
    who will you send to fetch her away
    On a cold and frosty morning?"
    First Side sings--
    "We'll send (Mary Twiney [?]) to fetch
    her away Fetch her away, fetch her
    away. We'll send (Mary Twiney [?])
    to fetch her away on a cold and
    frosty morning."
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Laura Rountree
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher