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School: Cnoc an Chodlata, Cill an Mhuillinn (roll number 9097)

Location:
Knockacullata, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fheargail
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    On St Stephen's day all the boys of a townland gather together and go all round the parish singing songs and they get money in every house This is the song they sing
    The wren the wren the king of all birds
    On St Stephen's day he was caught in the furze
    From bush to bush
    From tree to tree
    At Toureen Bridge he broke his knee
    Up with the kettle and down with the pot
    Give us a penny to bury the wren
    They divide all the money and if there is a penny left they buy sweets and divide them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    James Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Cork