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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

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Droim Lias, Co. Liatroma
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 095

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    games which everyone enjoys himself at. First get a big tub half full with water and then put a sixpence into the water and whoever is the lucky one gets a sixpence.
    On St. Stephens day all the town boys and the country boys gather together in groups and go around from house to house collecting money to bury the wren. One of these boys in his hand carries a little wren which he caught in the hedge in the morning. When they reach the house they hold the wren in there hands and they sing these words.
    ''The wren the wren the king of all birds, on St. Stephens day she was
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Mac Sharry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ard an Chip Beag, Co. Liatroma
    Informant
    Mrs Mac Sharry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ard an Chip Beag, Co. Liatroma