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School: Feevagh (roll number 9517)

Location:
Feevagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Seán Ó Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0269D, Page 06_029

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  1. Festival Customs (continued)

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    takes all the money and divides it in equal shares for all in the evening.
    When they come to a door the leader chants the following words.
    "The wren, the wren, the king of all birds,
    St. Stephen's Day he was caught in the furze
    We chased him up and we chased him down and one of our wren boys knocked him down,
    Up with the kettle and down with the pan,
    Give us our answer and let us be
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rosanna Cruise
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrycahill, Co. Roscommon