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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

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An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 06_004

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    There are a great many old festival customs carried on here in Ireland yet.
    "St Stephens Day", is famous around here for its wren boys.
    A crowd of boys, gather together, on Stephen's Day, and they dress up in all sorts of old clothes, and they get different old musical instruments, such as melodions, tin whistles and flutes.
    They dress up in the old clothes, and blacken their faces, and they travel around, from house to house.
    Some of them dance, or
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire de Paor
    Other names
    Máire de Paor
    Mary Power
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An tAgard, Co. Chill Chainnigh
    Informant
    John Marnell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    83
    Address
    Dún Iomagáin, Co. Chill Chainnigh