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School: Poor Clares' Convent, Cavan

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Cavan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. Carmel
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 059

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    This game called my man Jack is generally played at wakes. Everyone going to play sit in a row and one person gives the one's in the row a name each, such as Cabbage head to one person and a different name to everyone else. The person giving out the names says "The Priest of the Parish lost his considering cap, some say this and some say that I say My Man Jack. Then the person who was called My Man Jack says,
    Is it me sir
    You lie sir
    Who then sir
    Then he also says Cabbage head quickly and if he has it said three times before the person with the name Cabbage hear, the person who has the name Cabbage head is slapped three times
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Una Glancey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Cavan, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Halton
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cavan, Co. Cavan