School: Rush Hall, Mountrath (roll number 12231)
- Location:
- Rush Hall, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Lochlainn
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- (continued from previous page)The Wren song which is sung in this district is as follows.
The Wren, The Wren
The King of all birds
St Stephen's Day she was caught in the furz
Although she was small her family was great
Stand up young lady and give us a treat
Up with the kettle and down with the pan
Give us your answer and let us be on
We ran her up we ran her down
We chased her into Castletown
We dipped her tail on a barrell of beer
And we wish you all a happy New Year
They divided the money between them equally and they spend it on drink or go to dances. - The famine of 1846 to 1847 affected this district very much(continues on next page)