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School: Mullagh (B)

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Mullagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
James Drury
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1003, Page 125

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    The person repeating this rhyme takes a pencil and jots down a mark as he pronounces every accented syllable. He then counts up the marks and proves them correct to the surprise of the children looking on.
    One' two' five'
    I caught a hair'y fox' alive'
    One' two' ten'.
    I let' him go' again'
    I bet a pound with a'ny man'
    That all' my strokes' ere twe'nty one'
    When the marks are counted they total twenty one.
    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
    J. Drury
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Occupation
    Múinteoir