School: Ardrahan, Mainistir Ó dTórna (roll number 13167)
- Location:
- Ardrahan, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhonnabháin
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- (continued from previous page)We are boys that came to play
Together our change on Stephen's Day
The man of the house is a wealthy man
And to his honour we brought the "wran"
We wish him a happy Christmas and a merry new year
If he gives us a price of a gallon of beer. - The "wran" the "wran" the king of all birds
On St. Stephen's Day he was caught in the furze
Although he is little his family's great
Rise up landlady and give us a trate hurra
We hunted the wran three miles and more
Through hedges ditches briars and stones
We hunted him up and we hunted him down
Till wan of our little boys knocked him down hurraOn Christmas night I burned my thumb(continues on next page)- Collector
- Joe Nolan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballybroman, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Ned Mahony
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 71
- Address
- Ballybroman, Co. Kerry