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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0591, Page 013

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    Whiskey and Lemonade were all to go then. There used to be every sort of games including "Paddy Malone's Drake". He used to cut a sod of the ground and put a drake down in it and leave his head up and put a scollip across his back so that he could not get out. You should give him three sticks to throw at him and he used to say "Whoever will kill the drake his name will be recorded in three counties and a skirt of Limerick. Paddy Malone was a blind man and very seldom his drake was killed.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Durack
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Durack
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    71
    Address
    Moynoe, Co. Clare