School: Dromlachan
- Location:
- Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0221, Page 452
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- (continued from previous page)a few words of what was a singing;
Cro-mat-e-ing Cro-mat-e-ing
We caught yis nicely here,
Cromateing Cromateing,
We'll hold yis nicely here.
Then there came out of the fort hundreds of fairies on white and black horses, and they surrounded the men and brought them along the road, and one of the fairies said "Its a sight to hear the quiddle quaddle of our horses hooves". They went along the road a good bit and then the head fairy said "Killgiblin! Killgiblin! we'll turn here, tell the "quatties" in front to be sure and turn here". So they all turned and went into the fort and it was about daybreak then and the father and son didn't see them anymore.
- About 60 or 80 years ago games were very common at wakes. Most of them were very rough. There was a lot of party work mixed up with the games and fellows that were against the party were often set to get a beating by the playing of these games(continues on next page)
- Collector
- P. Mac Giolla Coinnigh
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Kilkenny
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
