School: Arklow (B.)
- Location:
- An tInbhear Mór, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Teacher: Gearóid Inglis
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- (continued from previous page)Rhyme of Wren (Cont'd)
The cup was made of an old oak tree
Fill it up an' give it to me
Altho' its' little and your family's great
Stand up landlady an' give us a taste
If yer money is anyway slack
Give us a cut of yer barn brack,
The road is long and my boots are thin
I have a little pocket to carry things in
The head of a herring, the king of the say,
Put your hand in your pocket + let us away
Up with the kettle, an' down with the pan
Give us a penny to bury the ram.
- Christmas Customs
On Christmas Eve the people of the Fishery and Brook Gardens light a red candle in the window of their houses, and leave it burning all night.
Few of them too leave on a good fire, and don't lock or bolt their doors on this night.
