School: Athboy (C.)
- Location:
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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- One of the feast that occur in the district is St Stephens Day on 26th Dec.. All the boys gather togther, and they dress themselves up in funny costumes wearing a mask on their faces. They go around from house to house with music, and they dance and sing, and recite the wrens song, and gather money. The actual words of the song are
The wren, the wren, the king of all birds,
St Stephens Day he was caught in the fur.
Altough he is little,
His family is great,
Rise up land lady and give us a treat.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Anna M. Cassidy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mrs Cassidy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Athboy, Co. Meath