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School: Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha (roll number 12410)

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Ballincloher, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pártholán Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0411, Page 459

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    Long ago, and up to the present day it is an old custom that the children and grown-ups of each district would go out on Christmas day and on Saint Stephen's day with the wren. They killed the wren a few evenings before. Then they dressed it up with paper and coloured feathers. When the day came they would get long trousers and masks and put them on. Long ago also they had a hobby-horse on their shoulders and they also had a saddle-horse to ride on. All of them danced, sung and played music. The song they sung was -: The
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    History Edit
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      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Walshe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryvrin, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Norah Walshe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryvrin, Co. Kerry