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Virginia, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs B. Farrelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 488

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 488

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    On St. Stephen's day a number of boys gather together and dress themselves in old clothes. They wear a false face so that they may not be known. Some of them bring fiddles and mouth organs and they play on them, while the others dance and sing.
    They recite the Wren Song as follows
    The wren, the wren, the King
    of all birds
    On St. Stephen's day he was
    caught in the furze
    Up with the kettle and down
    with the pan
    A penny or twopence to bury
    the wren
    Get up old land lady and
    give us a treat
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Madge Hanratty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Frank Sheridan
    Gender
    Male