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Dan'l my Man. ["Jack's Alive," vol. i. p. 257.]
A little slip of wood or straw is lit and blown out, and while it is red it is passed round from one to another, each man repeating as fast as he can— Dan'l, my man, If ye die in my han', The straddle and mat is sure to go on. The man in whose hand the spark dies has to go down on his knees. A chair, or some other article, is held over him, and he has to guess what it is, the others crying out— Trum,1 trum, what's over your head ? If he is wrong it is left on him and another article brought, and so on.—Kiltubbrid, Go. Leitrim (L. L. Duncan).
Deil amo' the Dishes, The. [" Ghost at the Well," vol. i. p. 149.] One player acts as mother, and sends off one of the other players (her daughters) to take a message. She comes back, pretends to be frightened, and says she can't go, as there's something "chap, chap, chappin'." The mother sends another daughter with her this time, telling them " It's only your father's breeks, drap, drap, drappin'." These two return in the same way, saying again " There's something chap, chap, chappin'." Another daughter is now sent with the other two, the mother saying " Its only the ducks, quack, quack, quackin'." They all come back again more frightened saying the same thing. Then the mother and all the others go together to see what the matter is. They come upon another player who has been sitting apart making a noise with a stone. They all cry out "The deil's amo' the dishes," and there is a great chase.— Aberdeen (Rev. Dr. Gregor).
Dig for Silver.
Dig for silver, dig for gold, Dig for the land that I was told. As I went down by the water side I met my lad with a tartan plaid. |
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"Trum" is for the Irish " trom," = heavy. |
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