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School: Sruth Nua

Location:
Ardnacally, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás de Brún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0104, Page 398

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    St. Stephen's Day in this district the people catch the little Dreóilín and bring him around from house to house in a box decorated with holly and laurel. They say a small Irish rhyme going into the houses so here it is as follows:
    A dreoilín, a dreoilín,
    A Rí na n-éin,
    Is mór a mhuirín
    Agus is beag é féin
    Éirige suas a fhear an tighe
    Agus tabhair beag no mor do'n Dreoilín.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridgie Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Robeen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Martin Walsh
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Robeen, Co. Mayo