School: Rathmore, Tullow
- Location:
- Rathmore, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonchobhair
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- Boys follow the wren on St Stephen's Day. They dress in their ordinary clothes but when they catch the wren they dress up and they go around to all the houses and say"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 was great
Get up kind lady
And give us a treat
Up with the Kettle
And down with the pan
Gieve us some money
And let us go onSometimes they get holly and stick the feathers of a wren into it and say it is the wren. The children spend the money they collect on sweets and biscuits while men buy drink or give a dance with theirs. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- James Nolan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyhacket Lower, Co. Carlow