School: Naomh Eoin, Cill Choinnigh (roll number 1301)
- Location:
- Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bráthair Tomás Mac Binéid
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- (continued from previous page)be in the long ago. They used to hunt down the wren and carry the "King of all birds" on a holly bough in triumph. Now-a-days the mummers will not go to the trouble of chasing the poor creature. The head of a turkey or a crow will do them just as well.
On arriving at the house one of the party, with a flowing beard, who had the cheek to call himself St Patrick would step forwards and recite.
"Here I come, St Patrick,
The apostle of this land
I banished skakes and serpents
With my good and holy hand
I blessed the land of Erin
I blessed it o'er and o'er
In honour of St Patrick
The shamrock shall be wore
If you don't believe in what I say call on Belzeebub
And he'll clear the way"
The his satanic "majesty majesty" stepped out on the centre of the floor and a cat would want to have a sound heart or else die with the fright.
"Here I come Belzeebub" he would declare "under my arm I carry my club. Under my chin I carry my pan. Dont I look like a funny old man?"
Then Devil Douse, "the biggest Devil in the house" would enter on the scene, "money he'd want money he'd(continues on next page)- Collector
- Martin Dwyer
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Occupation
- Schoolboy
- Address
- Greenridge, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Stephen Dwyer
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Greenridge, Co. Kilkenny