School: Drumcoghill
- Location:
- Drumcoghill Lower, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Iomaire
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- Six Dukes a riding.
The Players form a ring, leaving a few inside the ring. The number depends on amount of Players
Those inside say or sing
"Here comes the Duke of Riding
A' riding, of Riding
Here comes the Dukes of Riding
a ransom, tansom, tisim-a-tee.Those in the ring then reply:-
Pray what is your intent, Sir,
Intent Sir, intent, Sir,
Pray what is your intent, Sir
A ransom, tansom tisim-a-tee.Inside
My intent Sir, is to marry,
To marry, to marry
My intent, Sir is to marry
A ransom etc...... tee.Ring
May we go to your wedding?
Your wedding - your wedding.
May we go to your wedding?
a ransom....tee.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mrs A. Montgomery
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Corr, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- E. Harkness
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 21
- Address
- Drumkeeran, Co. Cavan