School: Sailcheartáin (Sillahetane), Dúnmaonmhuighe
- Location:
- Sillahertane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Íte Ní Chléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0304, Page 090
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- (continued from previous page)They come around to the houses early on St Stephen's morning
Sometimes four come together, sometimes three, sometimes two, and occasionally one.
Some of them wear their ordinary clothes, but others are disguised, they wear horrible masks and are dressed in old sacks, or some such thing.
One of them carries a holly bush with many coloured festoons tied on it, another takes a box for the money, while (sometimes) a third has a mouth-organ.
Of late years many of them sing the Wren-Song in Irish, but some still sing the English version of it. Here it is:-The "wran", the "wran" the king of all birds
St Stephen's day he was caught in the furze
Although he's little, his family is great.
Rise up landlady + give us a "trate"(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Henrietta Clarke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sillahertane, Co. Cork
