School: An Cnocán Bán, Áth Treasa (roll number 12999)
- Location:
- Cummery Connell (South), Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Ríordáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0350, Page 392
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- (continued from previous page)His family [so] is great,
So cheer up little laddies, and give us a treat,
Up with the kettle, and down with the pan,
And give us some money to bury the wren,
I followed my wren through frost and snow,
I followed my wren ten miles or more,
I followed my wren to Kilaginish,
And here I have brought him on a green, holly bush.
So up with the kettle, and down with the pan,
And give us some money , to bury the wren.''
The ''wren boys,'' as they are called stay out all day until night and gather a good share of money. Some of the '' Wren boys'' as they are called divide the money equally among them, some of them keep it for a while and have a good night at some house , while some of them drink it. The ''wren boys'' that have the dance charge the boys that do not hunt the wren with them, they charge them one shilling or two sometimes.
St Brigid's Day is observed in the district but not in a very special manner. The people go to Mass on this morning but all the people do not go as it is not a Holiday of obligation. This feast is observed on the first of February.
St. Partick's Day is observed in a special manner in this district. It is a holiday of(continues on next page)
