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School: Dunboyne (C.) (roll number 15917)

Location:
Dunboyne, Co. Meath
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Seosaimhín Ní Chonmidhe Uná Frinse
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 048

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  1. How Games are Played - The Great Big Ship, The King of Bambaree (continued)

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    The players in ring sing:-
    We won't surrender, we won't surrender
    To the King of Bambaree
    "You'll have to surrender to surrender
    The King and his strong man stand apart from the ring and the player who moves around the ring curtseys to the King singing:
    "Good morning sir, good morning sir - the King of the Bambaree"
    The King says: "take one of my strong men" and the leader goes around the circle again singing the same rhyme.
    Then one of the three jump and try to loosen locked hand. Whoever succeeds forms the arch with one of the remaining players.
    (Diagram included)
    Breaking locked hands - by throwing weight of body on them
    Games taught to Carmel Rafferty by her Grandmother Mrs Rose Polion (Larkin) aged
    (native of Dunboyne)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Carmel Rafferty
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Rosie Polion
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dunboyne, Co. Meath