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School: Loch an Toirc (roll number 9584)

Location:
Loughatorick South, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuirgheasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0050, Page 0318

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    On St Stephens day the boys dress themselves up in ribbons and blacken their faces with. The song they sing is "the wren the wren the king of all birds Stephens's day she was caught in the firze altough she is small and her family been great Rise up my land lady and give me a treat. They would go around from house to house dancing and playing music when whey would have finished dancing they would ask for money they would get about one shilling each and then they would divide the money on each other. On Ash Wednesday the people would try to kill all the cearoigs the could
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Comar
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Loughatorick North, Co. Galway