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School: Baile Gaedhaelach (C.)

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Irishtown, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Manus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0097, Page 384

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  1. Festival Customs

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    Folklore
    Festival customs.
    St. Stephens Day is a great day for boys. They catch the wren on St Stephens evening put it into a little box with a hole on the top to give the little bird enough air to keep him alive.
    They go from house to house reciting a verse connected with the bird up with the kettle and down with the pan will you give me a penny to burry the wren.
    St Patricks day is a very reverend day in this part of the country. There are some very nice badges and shamrocks worn. In older times the people used to ware a cross on sleeves done with all coloured ribons.
    On Ash Wednesday there are some ashes blessed and the priest puts a cross on every bodies fore-
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Hett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmacanelly, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Honor Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmacanelly, Co. Mayo