School: Clochar Muire, Tobar an Choire (roll number 12166)
- Location:
- Tobercurry, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Nioclás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0171, Page 460
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- III Stradle and Mats
Another game which is a common indoor one for Winter nights has various names. "Straddle and Mats," From From" etc. The players sit in a ring around the fire, one lights a piece of twig and keeping it in his hand says one of the following rhymes:-A "Jackie my man if you die in my land
The straddle and mats will surely go on your back
Sticks and stones and old mans bones
Will anyone smoke tobacco?"B "Jackie my man if you die in my hand
The straddle and mats will go on your back
Beetle bo barley bunch
The little white horse the moon struck
Can he amble can he trot
Can he carry Mr. Prott
Hi ho! who'se at home
Father and mother and dirty Joan."
C
"Trom Trom go dtí seo
Cling cloc í bhfad a teann
Céard tá ós do chionn?"(continues on next page)
