School: Carrigaline (3) (roll number 12097)
- Location:
- Carrigaline, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Martha Levis
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- Many boys gather together in a band on St. Stephen's Day and go in procession from house to house with themselves decorated and with decorated bushes. They sing the wren song at each door. This is the song they sing.
The wren the wren the King of all birds
St. Stephen's day he was caught in the furze
We hunted him up and we hunted him down
And one of the young fellows knocked him down.
Mr. - is a worthy man
And to his house we brought the wren
Shake, Shake, Shake of the box
All silver and no brass
Up with the kettle and down with the pot
Give us our answer, or let us be going.(continues on next page)- Collector
- John Daunt
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fahalea, Co. Cork