School: Castleknock
- Location:
- Castleknock, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Sr O' Leary
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0791, Page 45
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- Festival CustomsSt Stephen's Day :- On this day the young boys get a furze bush and they decorate it with steamers and they go from house to house singing the song of the wren. It is unlucky to refuse wren boys and they are always sure to get money. With the money they go to the pictures or spend it in other ways.
The song which is sung by the wran boys. The wran, the wran the king of all birds St Stephen's day she was caught in the furze
I hunt him up the holly tree
I caught the stick and I broke his knee up with the poker and down with the tongs.
Get up old lady and give us out chance.
And let us be gone.
And if you fill it of the best.(continues on next page)
