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School: Clais na nGearrán (roll number 2979)

Location:
Clashnagarrane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Conchubhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 312

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  1. The Wren Boys

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    On St Stephen's Day the boys go around from house to house collecting money for the wren. First they get a stick of holly and tie a wren to it. Boys about twelve or thirteen years that go around with the wren. Some boys dress up and put masks on their faces and other's do not
    They travel a distance of two miles. They sing as they go along and then they share the money between themselves and sometimes they buy a football with it.
    The following are the songs they sing.
    The wren the wren the king
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Stephen (~402)
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