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School: Mulhuddart (roll number 16675)

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Mulhuddart, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Broin
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    Came a big blister as big as a plum.
    I have a small box under my arm
    And a few pence will do it no harm
    If you fill it of the best
    I hope, in Heaven your soul may rest
    But if you fill it of the small
    I won't agree with the "Wran Boys" at all
    So up with the "kittle" and down with the pan
    Give us your answer and let us be gone
    Haray me boys haray.
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    The "Wran" the "Wran" , the King of all birds
    On St Stephens Day she was caught in the firs
    So up with the "kittle" and down with the pan
    Give us a penny or tuppence to bury the "Wran".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Stephen (~402)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Carr
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Parslickstown, Co. Dublin