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School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)

Location:
Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Dáithí Mag Réill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137B, Page 08_027

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  1. Christmas (continued)

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    and to leave the cake on the thoungs until it bakes.
    All the people around this place puts up ivy and holly aroung the house on christmas eve and over the pictures and they leave it there until after the twelve day.
    It was a old costom long ago and is up to the prestent day for youngs boys to go round the day before St. Stephen hunting the wren and trying to kill her also. Then on St Stephen day the make a nice little nest and they put the wren
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridgie Browne
    Gender
    Female