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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 17_007

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    On St Stephen's day the boys go in the wrenboys. The day before St Stephen's day they kill the wren. On St Stephen's day they dress as wrenboys. They turn their frocks and their caps inside out and go from one house to another asking money for to bury the wren. They get money in every house. They say many rhyms. This is one of them The wren, the wren, the king of all birds
    St Stephen's Day it was caught in the wood
    Up with the kettle
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    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
    Máire Ní Raghallaigh
    Gender
    Female