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School: Model School, Clonmel

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Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Ella M. Adams
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567, Page 062

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    "The wren, the wren the king of all birds
    On St Stephen's day he was caught in the furze
    Up with the kettle and down with the pan
    Give us a penny and let us begin.
    They collect a few pennies at nearly every house they go to. The money is divided among the wren boys.
    There was a man named Blake who lived over the Old Bridge in Clonmel He used to organize parties of the wren boys and he had very original ideas for dressing up. He died three or four years ago, and people of Clonmel say, when he died the wren died too.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Stephen (~402)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jessie Sparrow
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary