School: Drong (2)
- Location:
- Drung, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Fháinín
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 369
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- Games
"Old Rogers is dead and laid
in his grave."
The players form a ring. There is one lying in the middle, as if he was dead. The people in the ring go round and say. [This is a singing game].
"Old Rogers is dead and lying in his grave,
Lying in his grave, lying in his grave.
Old Rogers is dead and lying in his grave.
He-Ho lying in his grave."
"They planted an apple-tree over his head,
Over his head, over his head
They planted an apple-tree over his head
He-Ho over his head."
"The apples got ripe and they all fell off,
All fell off, all fell off.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Harriet Fannin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killymullin, Co. Cavan
