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School: Cnoc na Manach, An Mhainistir Bhán, Cionn tSáile (roll number 1391)

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Knocknamanagh, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dáithí de Barra
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    The ivy bush and the holly tree
    Where all the birds do follow me
    Up with the kettle and down with the pot
    Give us an answer and let us be gone
    II
    As I was going up Jack ________'s wall
    I met the wren upon the wall
    I up with my stick and I gave him a fall
    And I brought him here to visit you all
    Chorus
    III
    I have a little box under my arm
    Twopence or threepence will do it no harm
    If you fill it up the best
    I hope in Heaven your soul will rest
    If you fill it up the small
    It won't agree with the wren boys at all
    Chorus
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Stephen (~402)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pauline Barry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tubbrid, Co. Cork
    Informant
    D.M. Barry
    Gender
    Unknown
    Age
    60
    Address
    Tubbrid, Co. Cork