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School: Naomh Pádraig, Carn Domhnaigh (roll number 14359)

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Carndonagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1115, Page 26

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  1. Festival Customs

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    About a fortnight before Christmas a dozen boys bind up and call themselves Christmas Rhymers. They have a lot of rhymes such as " King George ", " Black Prince " " Doctor Brown " and " Jack Straw ". The first boy says
    Make room , Make room my gallant boys
    And give us room to rhyme
    For we will show you some activity about this Christmas time
    Act of young and act of old the likes of us you never saw acting on the stage before. If you don't like to belive me enter in the next man, and so on.
    After coming in the leader shares the money equally so that everyone is satisfied
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anthony Galbraith
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    A. Galbraith
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50