School: Mullinahone (C.) (roll number 15363)
- Location:
- Muileann na hUamhan, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Máire Ní Shéaghdha
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- 24. It is easy to throw water on a drowned rat.
25. When you have a goose you will get a goose.
26. When you have the name of getting up early, you can sleep till dinner time.
Patricia Ahearne, Fethard St, Mullinahone.
Told by Mrs Ahearne, Fethard St. Mullinahone.
(Aged 54 years, Mason's Wife)
- 27. A liar needs a good memory.
28. Every man knows where his boot pinches.
29. Too much bed makes a dull head.
(Cecilia Greene, Chapel St. Told by Mrs Greene, Chapel St, M-hone
Aged 53 yrs. Farmer) - Collector
- Cecilia Greene
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Muileann na hUamhan, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Mrs Greene
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 53
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Muileann na hUamhan, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Festival Customs 22.6.'38St Stephen's Day - It is customary for all the local boys to disguise themselves in ragged clothes on St Stephen's Day. Some days previous they hunt the wren from hedge to hedge to have it for this event. Then they cut a holly bush and tie the wren to the top of the bush which they dress in various colours. When all is prepared, they dress up and start off with musical instruments of every description. They go around to all the houses and sing the wren's song and dance to the music. Then they go into the house and ask for some money which they usually get. The travel long(continues on next page)
