The Bangor boat’s away, rhyme / John Shields & Philip Shields, speech in English
| ITMA Reference | 239372 |
| Creator | Shields, John, speech in English ; Shields, Philip, speech in English |
| Contributor | Shields, Hugh, collector |
| Date | January 1970 |
| Location | Hugh Shields’s house, Dublin |
| Type | Sound |
| Extent | 1 computer file (MP3 file, 14 sec.) : digital, stereo |
| Collection | Hugh Shields Collection |
| Subject | Ireland: Speech in English |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Irish Traditional Music Archive |
| Copyright | Performers, Hugh Shields |
| Source | [HS 7001] |
| Roud Number | 19300 |
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The Bangor boat’s away
It hasn’t time to stay
Hoosha
Hoosha
The Bangor boat’s away.
A chant for dandling, here used for its purpose. Hugh Shields also heard his father say in line 3 “One in a bush, two in a bush.” Before the Second World War, an old steamer used to ply from Belfast to Bangor, Co Down, a distance of about twelve miles, for a shilling return.
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