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School: Crossmolina (B.)

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Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Risteárd Ó Corcaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 470

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    Some of the words sung on St Sephens are
    The wren, the wren, the king of all birds,
    On St Stephens day it was caught in the furze.
    Up with the kettle and down with the pan
    Give me the money to bury the wren
    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
    P. Guckian
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Irwin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo