School: Askamore (roll number 15675)
- Location:
- Askamore, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Margaret McGrath
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- On St. Stephen's Day :boys decorate a holly bush with ribbons and go around from house to house, but it is not the custom in this parts, The boys sing the Wren-song which runs as this.
The wren, the wren, king of all birds.
On St. Stephen's day was caught in
the furze.
Her body is small and her family is
great.
Rise up landlady and give us a
treat.
Up with the kettle and down with the
pan.
Give us your answer and let us be
on.
Money we want and money we
crave.
If you don't give us money we will
put you in the grave.
We followed the wren the livelong
day,
Through dirty mud and yellow clay,
We hushed her up aand we hushed
her down.
and we hushed her into
Mountmellick.
We dipped her tail in a barrel of
beer.
And we wish you all a Happy New
Year.
Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday.It is an old custom to make pancakes on that night, and it is called "Pancake Night". It ends the season of Shrove, the time when most weddings take place. It is not regarded a particular time for getting married in this parish.
Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Lenten season.Those who can,go to mass on that morning The priest makes the Sign of the Cross with Blessed Ashes on the foreheads of each.The Ashes are got from burned Blessed Palms and blessed by the priest.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Rosaleen Moore
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Askamore, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr John Moore
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballytarsna, Co. Wexford