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School: Carraigíní (Carrigans)

Location:
Carrigans, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire E. Ní Stiopháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1108, Page 31

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  1. The Song of the Christmas Mummers (continued)

    “Room, Room my gallant boys give us room to rhyme”

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    (continued from previous page)
    Oliver Cromwell:-
    "Pull out your sword and try sir"
    Prince George:-
    "I'll run a rusty dagger through your heart and make you die away sir
    O mymy what have I done I killed my sisters only son
    Through the kitchen through the hall on a doctor I must call
    Ten pounds for a doctor no doctor can be had
    To cure this deep and deadly wound
    (Enter Doctor Brown)
    O'yes yes here comes I Doctor Brown the best doctor in the town
    Prince George:- What can you cure
    Doctor:- I cure the plague
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English