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School: Carrowrile (roll number 10396)

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Carrowreilly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Coileáin
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    There is superstitions connected with many feast days of the year.

    St. Martin's Day
    On St. Martin's Day most people kill a cock and sprinkle his blood on the four corners of the house and they put some of it on a piece of tow and leave it up over the door and it is supposed to cure cuts.

    St Stephen's Day
    On St Stephen's Day the young boys dress up and go from house to house collecting money to bury the wren. They carry a dead wren on the top of a stick and recite a verse as follows:-
    The wren, the wren, the king of all birds
    On St Stephen's Day he was caught in the furze
    Although she be little her family great
    Get up landlady, and give us a trate.
    Up with the kettle, down with the pan,
    Give us our answer and let us begone,

    They go in gangs of eight and nine.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Finn
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Rinbaun, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Tom Scanlon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Address
    Rinbaun, Co. Sligo