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School: Doire Gealbhan (B.), Ceann Tuirc (roll number 9787)

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Derrygalun, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire de Lonndra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0355, Page 492

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    In this part of the country people go from house to house with decorated branches of holly it is usaly suspended with a dead wren. It is a custom to sing the song of the wren.
    The wren the wren the king of all birds
    St. Stephen’s Day he was caught in the furxe
    From branch to branch from tree to tree
    At ob onnor’s hylen he broke his knee
    So up with the kettle and down with the pan
    Give us our money to bury the wren
    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
    John Riordan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr T. Riordan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Farrangeel, Co. Cork