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School: Cnoc an Teampoill (B.), Ráth Luirc

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Freemount, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0366, Page 082

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    On St Stephen's Day the young boys go in groups from house to house singing -
    "The wren, the wren
    The king of all birds ;
    St Stephen's Day he was caught in the furze ;
    Although he is little,
    His family is great ;
    So rise up landlady
    And give us a trate ;
    Up with the kettle
    And down with the pan,
    Give us our answer
    And let us be gone"
    Each group has a decorated holly bush on which is supposed to be a dead wren. Each wren boy has a special variegated suit for the occasion, and he is usually masked. Some parties have musical instruments
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Nunan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Twohill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortnascregga, Co. Cork