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School: Ballivor (roll number 9380)

Location:
Ballivor, Co. Meath
Teacher:
T. Ua Conmhidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0694, Page 300

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  1. Wakes (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    you'll sing black, and you'll sing blue.
    You'll sing starch, and you'll sing too.
    Said the Cobbler, and the Tinker.
    (Start at "Cobb-leír" again)
    Cobb - you'd answer to the Cobb, or go down, and get a blow
    Hurry the Bróg.
    All sit round, and one in the middle. A hay rope hard knotted is going round from hand, to hand, and the man in the centre is trying to find it.
    As he looks, he gets a whack from every-one round till he finds it The man he finds it with goes into the centre.
    Bee's to the hive.
    There were seats in the barn, one
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
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    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
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