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School: Darver (roll number 838)

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T. Mac Ardghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0666, Page 083

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    In the early days of December, Mummers go around. They get ready when it is dark and put on false faces and dress in old clothes. When they come to a house they all go in one by one and every man has a different rhyme of his own. Then some of them sing and more dance and play music. They get money in nearly every house they go into. They stop going round about two weeks before Christmas.
    Room room - we are galant boys.
    Give us room to rhyme.
    We will show you our activity.
    Comingon to xmas time.
    We act the young we act the age.
    And the like of this.
    Was never acted on any stage.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Darver, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Brendan Campbell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Darver, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Joseph Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corderry, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killincoole, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Philip Cassidy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corderry, Co. Louth