School: Cobh Labhráis (C.) (roll number 7453)
- Location:
- Rerrin, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 131
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - St. Stephen's day every person longs to listen to the "Wren boys. Great is the joy when they come because they are covered with masks and sheep skins and other things and they use to go around in great batches to every house singing the sing which runs thus. -"The wren, the wren the king of all birds.
St Stephen's day he was caught in the furze.
Although he is little his family's great.
I pray you, good lady, give us a treat.
My box would speak if it had but a tongue.
And a penny or two would do it no wrong.
Sing holly, sing ivy, sing ivy sing holly.(continues on next page)
