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School: Feevagh (roll number 9517)

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Feevagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Seán Ó Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0269D, Page 02_007

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    (continued from previous page)
    a door the leader of the band chants the following words,
    "The wren, the wren the king of all birds,
    St. Stephen's Day he was caught in the furze.
    We chased him up, and we chased him down.
    And one of wren-boys knocked him down,
    Up with the kettle and down with the pan.
    Give us our answer and let us be gone".
    21/11/38.
    They visit all the houses in the parish and get more or less money in every one of them. In the evening the divided it equal
    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
    Mary Mulligan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowntarriff, Co. Roscommon