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School: Baldoyle Convent (roll number 11883)

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Baldoyle, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Sr Augustine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 177

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    blue sash, and a wreath of violets in her hair. The "May Queen has two attendants, dressed in blue frocks and white sashes.
    Mary Harford.
    I got this information from
    Mr Patrick Fox
    Kilbarrack, Cemetary
    Sutton
    Co Dublin.
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  2. Festival Customs

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    Festival Customs
    3rd March 1938
    One of the oldest festival customs in my district is held on Saint Stephen's day. All the boys go around and search for the wren. The first boy who gets the wren kills it and puts it on a bearer.
    He then calls the other boys and they go from house to house saying "The wren the wren the king of all birds, on Saint Stephen's day he was caught in the furs". The people used to give the boys money and on the following Sunday if they
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lillie Gough
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Gough
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Sutton, Co. Dublin