School: Cuileann Uí Chaoimh (B.), Sráid an Mhuilinn (roll number 4440)
- Teacher: Ruaidhrí Ó Cadhla
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- Festival customs
On Saint Stephens day boys and even grown up men dress themselves sometimes in womens clothes and sometimes in old clothes belonging to themselves. Some days before-hand they kill a wren and put him into a holy bush and decorate it with coloured popers and ribbon's. on that day they go around from house to house so many together singing a song. They only gather money and when the day is over they divide it equally. They all spend it in different ways. Some of them play some instrument and some sing song.
The wren The wren
The king of all birds
St Stephens day he was caught in the furze
up with the kettle and down with the pan
a copper or two to bury the wrenpeople also go out gathering money on Saint Brigids day and the people call them biddy boy'sJohn Kelleher
Mologhroe
Cullen
Millstreet
- Collector
- John Kelleher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullaghroe South, Co. Cork
