School: Clones (Clochar Lughaidh) (roll number 15041)
- Location:
- Clones, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Sr. Máire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0946, Page 399
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- Festival Customs.
On St. Stephen's Day a number of boys come together and they go round to the houses where they sing songs and play music. They get a little money at each house with which that buy a football or a fiddle. The song that is sung is:
The wren, the wren, the king of all birds
On St. Stephen's day was catched in the furze,
Although she is small her family is big.
Get up Landlady and shape your feet,
up with the pot and down with the pan
Give me a penny to bury the wren.
On Easter Sunday the children have a feast outside in the open air. They boil eggs and make tea.
On May Eve May flowers are gathered and thrown at the doors and windows. This is done to keep the Fairies away.
On Hallow Eve night there is great sport. An apple is hung from the ceiling and each person has to try and(continues on next page)
