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School: Dromiskin (B.), Dundalk (roll number 837)

Location:
Dromiskin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Jas. Morgan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0666, Page 068

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    hardly say that the Christmas dinner is the nicest dinner of the year, we do have turkey, goose, pudding, mashed potatoes, ham, and lemonade, with it and when the pudding is being shared out everyone gives a cheer. Then comes St Stephens day on which the big boys of the neighborhood join in bands, and go round with the Wren. Long ago the boys used to kill a Wren, and suspend it from a bush, but now that habit is not practised, the boys feathers from the bush instead. Here is the rhymes which the Wren boys chant.
    The Wren, the Wren, the King of all birds,
    On St Stephen's day he was caught in the furze
    Although she is small her family is great
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Morgan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Mooretown, Co. Louth