School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 250
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- (continued from previous page)the grass grows green: Many a lady is fit to be seen: Washed in milk; dressed in silk: Last pops down" . Whatever one is last going down is taken outside the ring, and he (or she) has to think of a girl or boy that he likes well and then he is put inside the ring and the one that was out with with him tells the other children which one he likes. Then they go round in a ring again saying "Here's a wee lady, she lies her lone: The Dear Almighty help her: For she can neither eat nor drink But what Frank Mayna (or whoever the girl names outside the ring) sends her:
He sends her this and he sends her that: He sends it on a saucer: He sends a kiss between the two(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Packie Mc Carvill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Drumhillagh, Co. Monaghan
