School: Baile an Tobair, Baile an Londraigh (roll number 10314)
- Location:
- Ballintober, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Tuama
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0511, Page 331
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- (continued from previous page)Although she is little her honour is great.
Rise up young lady and give us a treat.We're hunting this little wren all day,
Through muddy water and yellow clay,
From bush to bush from tree to tree
In Glenaree we broke her knee
Up with the kettle and down with the pan
Give us our answer and let us be gone.
A bottle of wine and a bottle of beer,
And I wish ye all a happy new year.
When the wren boys have their song sung they get money and in the evening they buy sweets and fruit for it. Saint Stephens day is also the day for visiting after Christmas.
- Christmas day is on the 25th of December. A great feast is always held on Christmas. Churches are very nice nice at Christmas. It is called Christmas because Our Lord was born. There is a crib in every Church. The crib comes to the church a couple of days before Christmas, and it is taken Little Christmas day. People always visit the church at Christmas to see the crib. The(continues on next page)
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- Kitty Clancy
- Gender
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