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School: Cloch Bhuaile

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Cloghboola More, Co. Cork
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Seán Ó Dochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0323, Page 148

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  1. Another Version of the Wren Song

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    The wren the wren the King of all birds.
    St. Stephen's Day he was caught in the furze.
    From bush to bush, from tree to tree
    at Drishane Castle he broke his Knee.
    We hunted him up and we hunted him down
    at Kilmeedy Castle we Knocked him down.
    We decked him up in a holly tree
    A bunch of laurels at his Knee
    A bunch of roses at his head
    We expect something to bury the dead.
    I have a box under my arm
    twopence or threepence will do it no harm
    Those who fill it of the best.
    Up in heaven their souls shall rest.
    Those who fill it of the small
    Do not agree with the wren-boys at all.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Stephen (~402)
    Language
    English