School: Monaghan (Clochar Lughaidh) (roll number 359)

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1. Rhymes

   

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   When English began to be spoken generally one of the first uses to which it was put by the country people was the making of rhymes about their localities, afterwards ballads, and then short songs. The following are some of the local rhymes about the Counties:
   County Meath for bread and cheese
   County Cavan for robbers and thieves
   County Monaghan for bottle and glass
   And County Tyrone for a pretty lass
   About the towns:
   Carrickmacross and Crossmaglen
   Where there are more rogues than men
   About the streets:
   Clones Street for a penny roll
   The Diamond for sugar 0' candy
   Glasslough Street is a dirty hole
   But Dublin Street is the dandy
   Clones Street was the old name for Park Street and the part of Market St.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Dorothy Cox

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Monaghan, Co. Monaghan