School: Castleterra
- Location:
- Castleterra, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Ciosóig
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- The traditions I have heard of is about St Stephens day. On St Stephens day a number of boys gather up and go from house to house. They play mouth organs and flutes. These boys pretends they have a wren with them. When the music is over they ask for money. If the people refuses the money. The boys say they will bury the wren at their door. Then the people gives them money. The boys have an old rhyme which they say, "The wren the wren the king of all birds, on St Stephen's day she was caught in the fur. Her body was small. Her family was great. Rise up young ladies and give us a treat. Its money we want. And its money we crave. If we dont get the money we will open the grave.
- Collector
- Maureen Smith
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bellanacargy, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Michael Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bellanacargy, Co. Cavan
