Old Mrs. McQuade's Dead

DESCRIPTION: "Old Mrs. McQuade's dead." "How did she die?" The player may give any answer (perhaps ending with "like I"), e.g. "She died with her finger up like I."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1983 (Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood)
KEYWORDS: death game
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, p. 79, "Old Mrs. McQuade's dead" (1 text)
Roud #25372
RECORDINGS:
Judy Cook, "Old Miss Onion Died" (Piotr-Archive #323, recorded 11/02/2022)
File: KSUC079A

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