Scoil: Carrowreagh (uimhir rolla 15220)
- Suíomh:
- An Cheathrú Riabhach, Co. Shligigh
- Múinteoir: Elizabeth Benson
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Ar an leathanach seo
- (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)made from oat-meal which was slightly boiled
and sweetened with sugar. - Of the many old Christmas customs of olden days the Wren Boys is one.
Even up till to-day this custom is carried on in the Carrowreagh district. A group of boys who disguise themselves by false faces old clothes turned inside out and tall hats with feathers in them go as Wren Boys. They also have a musical instrument a fiddle or a flute with them. They also carry a stick with them in case they would meet a cross dog or any other cross beast. When they come to a house the begin dancing outside. Then they come in and there is one that does the playing and the others dance. When they have finished they ask the house-wife for some money to bury the wren. The(y) generally get a few coppers in every house. When they get them they go away singing a rhyme called. The Wren the Wren the King of all Birds.
They travel miles and when nightfall comes they divide the money they have collected among themselves,(leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)