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School: Athboy (C.)

Location:
Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 051

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    is hidden, and when she gets her she has to hid first has to look for her.
    "Lazy mary". This is played by a number of children in a ring, with one in the middle who is "Lazy Mary". The children sing "Lazy Mary will you get up". Mary sings "What'll you give me if I get up". They sing "A lump of fat and a skin of a rat", but Mary sings "No mother, I won;t get up".
    "Poor Sally is dead". This is played much the same as "Lazy Mary" but with different words. We sing "Sally is dead she lies in her grave, they planted an apple tree over her head, the apples got ripe and they all fell off. One
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernadette Mc Hale
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Martinstown, Co. Meath