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School: Baile Mac Rabhartaigh (roll number 3978)

Location:
Ballymagrorty, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Fiannaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 201

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    And July she flies away.
    The wren is a small brown bird. It is smaller than a robin. It builds its nest in an ivy covered wall or in a hedge. It lays five eggs. This is a rhyme about the wren.
    The Wren, the Wren, the king of all birds,
    On St. Stephen’s day he was caught in the furze.
    Up with the kettle and down with the pan
    Give us a penny to bury the wren.
    This rhyme is said when the wren boys go out on St. Stephen’s Day. If you see swans flying in a row towards the sea, it is a sign of frost.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Cormack
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    33
    Address
    Ballintra, Co. Donegal