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School: Rosmead (roll number 7212)

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Cavestown and Rosmead, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
E. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0726, Page 145

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    On Saint Stephen's Day grown up men and boys gather up together and get a stick and tie a match box to it and go to the houses and sing.
    "The wren the wren the king of all birds,
    Saint Stephen's day she was caught in the furze,
    All though she is little her family is great,
    Rise up young lady and give us a treat.
    Up with the kettle and down with the pan,
    Give us our answer and let us be gone.
    Our clothes are thorn tore,
    Our boots are worn,
    Following the wren this three days or more
    (continues on next page)
    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
    May Gaffney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Gaffney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Clonarney, Co. Westmeath