School: Tunnyfoyle

Location:
Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Thréinfhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 292

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 292

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    I play Tom fool in the middle at school. Sometimes I play polly "pucog" at night. I play tis, cotog, cat and dog and the hen and the flock of chickens at school. I play skittles and pitching halfpence on Sunday.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. No 1.
    Christmas comes but once a year,
    When it comes it brings good cheer,
    When it goes it leaves us here,
    What will I do for the rest of the year.
    No 2.
    God made man,
    Man made money,
    God made the bee,
    The Bee made hone
    God made the rabbit,
    To run in the grass,
    The devil made the hound,
    To catch him in the grass.
    No 3.
    I've a bonnet trimed with blue,
    Why don't you wear it? So I do,
    Every evening meeting John,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna P. Meehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan