School: Carraig an Dubhais (Craigadooish) (roll number 10360)
- Location:
- Creaghadoos, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Laura Rountree
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1106, Page 341
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- XML “Games - Here we Come Gathering Nuts and May”
- XML “Games - Old Rodger”
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- (continued from previous page)The two people mentioned walk towards the centre and catch hands and have tug-of-war. Whoever succeeds in pulling the other across, has won: then that side which has got the one extra must start the game over again.
- Children all form a ring, catching hands. There is somebody for "Old Rodger" in the centre of the ring. Also somebody for the "old woman," somebody for the apple tree.
All sing I
"Old Roger is dead and and is laid in
his grave Laid in his grave, laid in
his grave. Old Rodger is dead and
is laid in his grave Heigh-Ho, laid in
his grave."
II
"There grew an old apple-tree over
his head Over his head, over his
head. There grew an old apple
tree over his head Heigh-Ho, over
his head."
III
"The apples grew ripe and were
ready to fall Ready to fall, ready to
fall. The apples grew ripe and
were ready to fall. Heigh-Ho,
ready to fall."
IV(continues on next page) - Collector
- Laura Rountree
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
