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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 11_066

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    St. Stephen's Day falls on the twenty sixth day of December.
    A group of men go around the district from house to house, and sing poetry at each door.
    Mostly this is sung,
    "The wren the wren the king of all birds, on St. Stephens's day, was caught in the furze, up with the kettle and down with the pan, give us a
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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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    John Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny