School: Cnoc an Teampoill (B.), Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Freemount, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Breathnach
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- On St Stephen's Day the young boys go in groups from house to house singing -"The wren, the wren
The king of all birds ;
St Stephen's Day he was caught in the furze ;
Although he is little,
His family is great ;
So rise up landlady
And give us a trate ;
Up with the kettle
And down with the pan,
Give us our answer
And let us be gone"Each group has a decorated holly bush on which is supposed to be a dead wren. Each wren boy has a special variegated suit for the occasion, and he is usually masked. Some parties have musical instruments(continues on next page)- Collector
- Joseph Nunan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Twohill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortnascregga, Co. Cork