School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 02_053
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- (continued from previous page)Mother "I'm as high as the Castle of Cluan"
Hag "I'm as high as the silvery moon"They hag then follows all the chickens and when they are all caught she puts them in a big pot to boil
There is a game which some people play at the fireside and that is to get a red stick out of the fire and pass it to each person and to say "Jack is alive and alive still if he dies in my hand a forfeit I'll give."
If the spark quenches in somebody's hand he will have to do everything he is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ailís Ní Glionnán
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- James Glendon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
