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School: Muine an Mheadha

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Monivea, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádraic S. Ó hÓbáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 009

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    The wren the wren the king of all birds
    St. Stephen's day was caught in the furze.
    Although he is small his family is great.
    Rise up land-lady and give us our treat.
    We followed the wren the whole day
    through dirty water and muddy clay.
    From tree to tree from bush to bush.
    As I was passing by a shop
    I met a wren upon a rock.
    I put up my stick and gave him a knock
    and turned him into a bottle of hop.
    Up with the kettle down with the pan.
    Give us our answer and let us be gone.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Vincent Hoban
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mary King
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Monivea Demesne, Co. Galway