School: Cill Moibhí (B)
- Location:
- Kilmovee, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Labhartaigh
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- This game is usually played at wakes. A number of boys is selected to play. A king, a prince, a princess and a judge are called out. They dress themselves in peculiar clothes and each of those four gets a belt and run the others out of the house. They converse among themselves and then allow the boys to come in.
The judge asks who is guilty of killing this man and the answer is always the same. Nobody knows. They are run out of the house again, while the judge and the prince converses. They are allowed in once more. The question is asked again "who killed the man", somebody answers , "it is my neighbour". All say it was he, and he shows to be guilty.
The judge decides that he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael J. Hanley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Crunaun, Co. Roscommon
