School: Cill Átha (roll number 9298)

Location:
Killagh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Mrs Pender
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0145

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  1. On St. Stephen's Day boys go from house to house with the wren. They put him into a little box and go into each house saying.
    The wren , the wren, the king of all birds,
    On Saint Stephen's Day's he was caught in the furze,
    Up with the kettle and down with the pan,
    Give us the money to buy the wren.
    On Saint Stephen's Day boys dress up and go out in the mummers. They go from house to house dancing, singing and playing
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14