School: Clochar na Trócaire, Gráig na Manach
- Location:
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Sr. Agatha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 430
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- (continued from previous page)Ferstival CustomsSt. Stephen's Day: boys go up the field to hunt the wren on this day. When they carch one they put it on a decorated branch of holly and they go from house to house with vizards on their faces. They sing songs and dance. They sing this rythme about the wren as they go about with her on the branch of holly.The "wren" the "wren"
The kind of all birds
St. Stephen's Day she is caught in the furze.
Up with the "kittle" and down with the pan.
Give us some miney to bury the "wren". In the evening the boys divide money they gather between them and they buy things with it and have an enjoyable evening. Some holy people do not eat meat on St. Stephen's Day, because he was the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Bolger
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr James Bolger
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyogan, Co. Kilkenny
