School: Caherline, Pallasgreen (roll number 15226)
- Location:
- Caherline, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: P. Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 038
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- Little boys go about on St. Stephen's Day looking for money to bury the wren They blacken their faces or wear "eye-fiddles" & put on old clothes of father or mother. They carry a wren bush with paper of many colours tied to it. Song: The wren, the wren, the King of all birds
St Stephen's Day he was caught in the furze
Altho' he is poor, his family is great
Rise up, landlady, & give us a 'trate',
Up with the kettle & down with the pan
Give us our answer & off we'll be gone Money is gathered and divided equally among the three or four who go together.(continues on next page)
