School: Lios Béalad, Dún Mánmhaí (roll number 11715)
- Location:
- Lisbealad, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Conchobhar Ó Héigcearrtaigh
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- (continued from previous page)and divide them equally among the family.
- In most districts many feasts are observed in a special manner as they occur each year. On St Stephen's Day all the boys in this district gather together with holly bushes decorated with ribbons and go singing the Wren-song which runs thus:-
The Wren, the wren the king of all birds,
St Stephen's Day he was caught in the furze
Although he was little his family is great
Get up up old woman and fill us a treat!
And if you fill it of the best.
I hope in heaven your soul will rest.
And if you fill it of the small
It wont agree with the wren-boys at all
Sing holly sing ivy tis all but a folly
Shake, shake shake up the box.
All silver and no brass.
Give us our answer and let us be gone.
They get three pence in every house, and in some houses they get more than three pence. Then the money is divided equally among them.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Timothy Powell
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr Timothy Powell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilronane West, Co. Cork
