School: Edenagully
- Location:
- Edennagully, Co. Cavan
- Teachers: S. Ó Cléirigh C. Ó Baoighealláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1007, Page 220
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- (continued from previous page)rest of them get fiddles and start to play them. Then they go around to all the houses saying,
"The wren, the wren the king of all birds.
On Saint Stephens day it was caught in a fir.
Although she is good her family's great
Rise up young lady and give us a treat
Up with the kettle and down with the pan
A penny or two pence to bury the wren."
- The usual custom in regards to marriage when a man is getting married he goes to the house where the girl lives and he makes arrangements a day is appointed and they get married.
Another custom was "Running for the bottle" on foot or on horseback. The first person who met the wedding party got the bottle of whisky and the bride always broke the bottle against a stone.
When they got to the door of the house the bride was hit on the head with an oaten cake and if it didn't break it was considered unlucky.
When the newly married pair are(continues on next page)
