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The Schools’ Collection

This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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  1. A Ghost Story

    CBÉS 0281

    Jack Wren, Jerome Cremine

    Transcript

  2. The Wren Boys

    CBÉS 0285

    Dan Coughlan

    Transcript

  3. St Stephen's Day - The Wren Song

    CBÉS 0287

    Edith Grace Roycroft

    Transcript

  4. Sol-fa of the Wren Song

    CBÉS 0290

    Vincent Kelly

    Transcript

  5. The Wren

    CBÉS 0291

    John Cronin, Kitty Cronin

    Transcript

  6. The Wren Song

    “The "wran", the "wran", the king of all birds, St Stephen's day she was caught in the furge”

    CBÉS 0293

    Cornelius Hellen, James Hellen

    Transcript

  7. Ballydehob Version of Wren Song

    CBÉS 0293

    J. Barry

    Transcript

  8. The Wren Song - Ballydehob

    “Come all you ladies and gentlemen, for tis here we came with our famous wran”

    CBÉS 0293

    J. Barry, John Laois

    Transcript

  9. The Wren Song

    “Mr B is a worthy man.”

    CBÉS 0304

    Transcript

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    “On St Stephen's Day boys and in some cases men go out with the wren...”

    CBÉS 0321

    Maighréad Ní Bhuachalla

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    “The wren the wren the king of all birds. ...”

    CBÉS 0321

    Seán Ó Cearbhaill

    Transcript

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    “The wren the wren the king of all birds...”

    CBÉS 0321

    Eibhlín Ní Mhurchadha

    Transcript

  13. Song of the Wren

    “The wren, the wren, the king of all birds”

    CBÉS 0321

    Nora Barry, Paddy Deasy

    Transcript

  14. Song of Wren - St Stephen's Day

    CBÉS 0322

    Jerry Murphy

    Transcript

  15. Song of the Wren Boys

    CBÉS 0323

    Transcript

  16. Another Version of the Wren Song

    CBÉS 0323

    Transcript

  17. Wren Song

    “Easter Sunday- many people rise very early and wait to see the "Sun" dance on that morning”

    CBÉS 0361

    Mrs Mary Cronin

    Transcript

  18. Another Wren Song

    “Easter Sunday- many people rise very early and wait to see the "Sun" dance on that morning”

    CBÉS 0361

    Mrs Mary Cronin

    Transcript

  19. Hunting the Wren

    CBÉS 0362

    T. Coleman

    Transcript

  20. The Wren Boys

    CBÉS 0362

    T. Coleman

    Transcript