School: Carrowrile (roll number 10396)

Location:
Carrowreilly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Coileáin
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  1. All the people sit round on chairs in a ring while playing this game. They put their two feet out and one person is chosen to take the rod and go aroun on everybody's feet saying a rhyme. Whatever foot is the last word of the rhyme falls on that foot is drawn in and the rhyme started again until all the feet are drawn in but one and then the last foot gets a slap of the rod or maybe that person gets a slap on the hand. This is the rhyme that goes with the game:-
    Lurabog, learabog limbear lough,
    Five miles to seven o'clock,
    I sat I sung to tail I sprung,
    Out comes Dod with his long rod,
    And chased them all from rig to rag,
    Ish! Thish! Thief!
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Mc Guinn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Rinbaun, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Thomas Mc Guinn
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Rinbaun, Co. Sligo