School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)
- Location:
- Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Foghlú
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- (continued from previous page)St Stephen's Day is the day after Christmas Day. On this day men and boys gather in bands. These are called wren boys as they hunt the wren and place him on top of a pole beautifully decorated with ribbons. The wren boys are also dressed with ribbons of various colours and they are mostly in disguise. They take horns which the blow as they near every house. They sing the following wren song:-The Wren, the wren
The King of all birds
St. Stephen's day he was caught in the furze.
And although he's little
His family is great
Rise up young ladies(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shantullig North, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs M. Moynihan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Shantullig North, Co. Cork