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School: Moylough (C.) (roll number 13832)

Location:
Moylough, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Margaret Devine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0170, Page 0093

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    on some body's eyes and the others run round her gregging her and the one she catches has to put the Dallog on herself.
    This is the way Lurabog-Larabog is played. All sit round the fire in a circle with their feet stretched out. One person says round on their feet.
    Lurabog larabog limber lough,
    Five wires in a clock.
    Setting sun,
    Tum spring,
    Ti toe tip it in"
    The foot of the last words falls on has to get a slap on the leg if she hasn't her leg pulled in in time and so on to the last one and then the last one has to start the game again.
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    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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Parsons
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowreagh (Cooper), Co. Sligo
    Informant
    John Parsons
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowreagh (Cooper), Co. Sligo