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School: Dún Amhlaidh (roll number 14614)

Location:
Dunowla, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Gleadhra Ní Fhiachraigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0167, Page 0528

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    On St Stephen's Day boys gather together and put on false faces and old clothes and they go from house to house singing the Wren-song. Then the people will give them a few pennies. "The Wren song" is as follows. The wren the wren
    The king of all birds
    That on Stephen's Day
    Was caught in the furge
    Then up with the kettle
    and down with the tray
    And give us some money
    And let us away."
    On St. Patrick's Day the people wear shamrock because when St Patrick was preaching the gospel to the people he took up a shamrock and showed the people that there were three persons in one God. On Shrove
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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
    Ada Nic Uait
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Doonbeakin, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Seumus Mac Uait
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    61
    Address
    Doonbeakin, Co. Sligo