School: An Clochar, Ceann Tuirc (roll number 10232)
- Location:
- Kanturk, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSr. Berchmans
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- On St. Stephen’s Day a large crowd of boys gather together and go out through the country singing the Wren’s song. They are dressed in old fashioned clothes and take holly in their hands. The holly is decorated and the small little wren which is known locally as the ‘King of all birds’ is taken on the holly.
The words of the wren’s song are;
“The wren! the wren! the king of all birds.
St. Stephen’s Day was(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary E. Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortknockaneroe, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr C. Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortknockaneroe, Co. Cork