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School: Rathmore, Tullow

Location:
Rathmore, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chonchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0910, Page 089

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  1. St Stephen's Day

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    Boys follow the wren on St Stephen's Day. They dress in their ordinary clothes but when they catch the wren they dress up and they go around to all the houses and say
    "The wren, the wren,
    the king of all birds
    St Stephen's Day he was
    Caught in the furze
    Although he is little
    His family was great
    Get up kind lady
    And give us a treat
    Up with the Kettle
    And down with the pan
    Gieve us some money
    And let us go on
    Sometimes they get holly and stick the feathers of a wren into it and say it is the wren. The children spend the money they collect on sweets and biscuits while men buy drink or give a dance with theirs.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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