Nottinghamshire Local History Council Collection (1960, C.A.Hind)
Source:
Miss C. A. Hind (Perf.)
RUDDINGTON: Reminiscences of Village Life [Plough Monday]
Nottinghamshire Local History Council Collection,
Written 1st Mar.1960, Ref.DD/121/1/53, 3pp.
Entry to an essay competition on old village life at Ruddington,
Notts. Pages 2-3 include the following;
"Plough Bullock night was our name for twelfth night another highlight of our
childhood. We blacked our faces with soot - (I can still feel the sting of it
as I write) dressed in a variety of clothes, scooped out a mangel or turnip, cut
out a weird face, placing a lighted candle inside, and went our way to sing to
people we knew. Two songs were the extent of our repertoire. The first being;
Plough Bullock night,
The stars are bright,
Two little angels dressed in white,
Can you eat a biscuit,
Can you smoke a pipe,
Can you go a courting at 10/oclock at night.
To be followed by
A hole in my stocking,
A hole in my shoe,
Please can you spare me a copper or two
If you haven't a penny a ha'penny will do.
If you haven't a ha'penny, God bless you.
Then a loud knock on the door, and a little hand eagerly outstretched for the
expected reward."
Main variant
Transcript
NORTH COLLINGHAM SK 8362
Essay written by Mrs. E. Hawkins of High Street, North
Collingham, Notts.
on the 30th March 1960.
"Plough Monday was observed but not much today. Sad. So
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Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Ruddington, Notts. (SK5733)
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| Years: |
Col. 1960
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| Subjects: |
Essay; Plough Bullock Night; Twelfth Night; House Visiting; Text Fragments; Songs
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| People: |
Nottinghamshire Local History Council (Col.)
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00422
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Last Updated Mar 1992 by Peter Millington.
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