School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 15_002
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Festival Customs (continued)
“A group of six go around from house to house and each of them has his own instrument and plays a tune on it.”
(continued from previous page)A group of six go around from house to house and each of them has his own instrument and plays a tune on it.
Songs are also sung and verses are also said.
The verse generally said around this district is as follows.The wren the wren the king of all birds.
Saint Stephen's day she was caught in the firs.
Up with the kettle and down with the pan give us our answer and let us begone.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Lanigan
- Other names
- Michael Lanigan
- Micheál Ó Lionagáin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kells, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr Michael Barry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Garrynamann Lower, Co. Kilkenny