School: Gort na Carraige (Rockfield) (roll number 9009)
- Location:
- Knocknashangan, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Nóra Nic Aodhagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1029, Page 230
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A Song or a Rhyme (continued)
“Room, Room, give me room,”
(continued from previous page)The captain enters and walks round the room reciting this rhyme and he then stands beside Room He says
Here comes I: the Captain,
The Captain of this noble crew,
The same Ill relate to you,
Act of young, act of age,
The like of it was never acted on the stage,
And fi your patience shall abide,
None of our activities shall we hide.
And if you don’t believe what I say,
Enter Bilse Bub and hill soon clear the way.
Enter Bilace Bub He does the same as the captain
He says-
Here comes I bilsee Bub,
Under my arm I carry my club,
In my hand a fying pan,
I think myself a jolly good man.
And if you don’t believe what I say
Enter Oliver Cromwell and hell soon clear away
Oliver Cromwell enters and says
Here comes I, Oliver Cronwell.
As you may suppose,
I have conquered many a nation with
my long copper nose,
I made the French tremble.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martin Keegan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Templenew, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Patrick Fannon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 22
- Address
- Lissacholly, Co. Donegal