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School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

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Lankill, Co. Mayo
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Seán Ó Cibhil
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    would stay inside the ring, and the girls outside would go around and say.
    "Now ye are married. And I wish ye' ye'r joy. Every year year a bounsing boy, Seven years after, Seven years go, Play and couple kiss and go.
    Then those two would come out and another one would go in and continue on.
    3. King of the castle.
    One would go up on a stone and all the rest would stay around the stone. The one on the stone would say.
    "I am the King of the castle"
    and all the beggars below
    Then that one would have great sport calling them beggars. The
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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
    Eileen King
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo