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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Baile an Róba

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Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0101, Page 163

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    St Stephen's day. It is an old custom for small boys to go around with the wren gathering money. The rhyme they say is:-
    The wren, the wren,
    The king of all birds,
    On St. Stephen's day he was caught in the furze,
    Up with the kittle and down with the pan,
    And give us some money to bury the wren.
    St Brigid's day:-
    A small cross is made in rememberance of the cross of rushes St. Brigid made.
    Young girls go around gathering money with an old doll called the "Brigeóigín".
    Chalk Sunday
    The Sunday after Shrove Tueaday.
    The girls that were not married before the Lent were vexed and "wait for your turn" was written on their backs.
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    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
    Kitty Mc Grath
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Grath
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo