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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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    The robers
    This is the way we play robbers.
    Some tar [?] catches hands and sings a song. This is it. Here is the robbers coming through, coming through, coming through. Here is the robbers coming through so early Monday morning. The the rest comes through and they catch them one by one. Then they ask the person they catch which of them did she like and whoever that person said she went behind that persons back. When they have them all caught they pull until they see which of them has the best pullers.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Raghallaigh
    Gender
    Female