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School: Cill Srianáin (Jamestown) (roll number 1024)

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Jamestown, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Ghormáin
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    The children going to school with me, would lift their arms up, and flap them down to hit their sides (the flapping of the cock's wings) while shouting.
    Tá mac na h-Óighe beo
    Tá mac na h-Óighe slán
    They prolonged the last syllable in each line (to imitate cock's crowing. When you shout it, it is exactly like a cock crowing).

    From Mrs Hunt from Doon Boyle (85)
    (Bhí an ghaédilig ag a máthair agus a h-athair, agus ag chuile dhuine san gcómharsanacht)
    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)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gorman
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Hunt
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    85
    Address
    Doon, Co. Roscommon