School: Kilmyshal (roll number 14777)

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   the questions and another would answer. The first questions would be "What's that" and the answer would be "Black fist." They would keep at that till they would come to the last fist and they would answer "Cats cupboard" and the other person would say whare's my share, and the other person would say the dogs and cats eat it "Where's the dogs and cats" and the other person would say "gone to the wood." "Where's the wood" "the fire burnt it. "Where's the fire" "the water quenched it." "Where's the water" "the bull drunk it" "Where's the bull" "the butcher killed him" "Where's the butcher" The person that would be answering would say. He is dead nine yards below the chapel gate and whoever would laugh, smile or show their teeth would get nine inches nine pinches a kick in the back and a box in the ear.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Slye

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Kathleen Slye

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   14

   Address

   Rossard, Co. Wexford