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School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)

Location:
Baile an Chaisil, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 025

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  1. An Old Game

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    On a cold Winters night when people gather around a blazing fire they play many different games.
    They play one game and all who sit around the fire stretch out their feet. Then one of them says this rhyme:-
    Lurabóg Larabóg buidhe
    Néill. Níl an príobán
    prióbán súileach súilleac
    seincear seicneach milleach
    Suiace. buille beag de púcaín mar sé do leas. Do leac-cois deas. Aci cuir isceach do phéicín.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jack Maughan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile an Chaisil, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    John Maughan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Baile an Chaisil, Co. Mhaigh Eo