School: Baile Haodha (C.), Ráthluirc
- Location:
- Newtown Ballyhay, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mrs. Julia Herbert
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0374, Page 364
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- (continued from previous page)stays at home that day When night comes there is a big block put in the fire and three candles are lighted in honour of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Then the table is put in the middle of the floor and the supper is got. Then the wine and lemonade is given out and some one of the family sings a song or tells a story.
On St Stephens day all the small boys go out hunting the wren and they put on the worst clothes they in order that the people would not know them and when they come near a house the say.
The wren the wren
The king of all birds
St Stephen's day he was caught(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Julia O' Keeffe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlewrixon, Co. Cork
