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School: An Bóthar Buí (C.) (roll number 16397)

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Boherboy, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Eilís, Bean Uí Bhraoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0354, Page 259

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    St. Stephen's Day is on the 26th December. On that day numbers of boys go about from house to house in disguise gathering money to bury the wren. They take with them a branch of holly, with a dead wren hanging from it, and they sing the following song:-
    "The wren, the wren, the king of all birds,
    On St Stephen's Day he was caught in the furze,
    Although he being little his family was great
    Rise up? landlady and fill us a treat,
    Up with the kettle and down with the pan,
    Give us the money to bury the "wran."
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryleagh, Co. Cork