School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)
- Location:
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0293, Page 163
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The Wren Song - Ballydehob (continued)
“Come all you ladies and gentlemen, for tis here we came with our famous wran”
(continued from previous page)Which caused our wran-boys for to sing,
She stood erect and wagged her tail,
And swore she'd send our boys to jail.As we went up through Leaca Bhuidhe,
We met our wran upon a tree,
Up with a cubit and gave him a fall,
And we've brought him here to visit you all.This the wran you may plainly see,
She is well mounted on a holly tree,
With a bunch of ribbons by his side
And the Ballydehob boys to be his guideThe wran, the wran, the king of all birds,
St. Stephenes day he was caught in the furze,
Although he is little, his family is great,
So rise up landlady and fill us a treat.And if you fill it of the best,
We hope in Heaven your soul will rest,
But if you fill it of the small,
It won't agree with our boys at all.To Mr. - - - and his wife,
We wish them both a happy life,
With their pockets full of money, and their(continues on next page)
- Collector
- J. Barry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- John Laois
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 32
- Address
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork