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Brockagh Lower, Co. Leitrim
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0198, Page 541

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    On St. Stephens day in this district an old Festival costum is carried on. A great many men gather together and dress themselves with old clothes, straw hats and false faces. They are called the wrenboys. They go from house to house gathering money. When they come to a house they start to play and dance. When they are finished they ask for money to bury the wren. Sometimes the people do not let them in to the house. On May day the people gather May flowers and put them in the windows.
    In this district a great many games are played on Hallowe'en night. Some of them are hanging up an apple and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Fred Parker
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    James Cullen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    36
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Leitrim