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School: Smithstown, Castlecomer (roll number 14626)

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Smithstown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Mhórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 259

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    On Saint Stephen's Day all the children dress in old clothes and start out to honour the wren, then they all go different roads looking for money.
    When the come to a house they say,
    "The wren, the king of all birds,
    Saint Stephen's Day she was caught in the furze,
    Up with the kettle and down with the pan,
    A penny or twopence to bury the wren."
    On Sait Patrick's Day we all wear shamrocks and badges in honour of Saint Patrick and the Castlecomer Brass band parades the streets.
    On Hallowe'en we all play games and bring some money out of a bath of water and then all the old people gather around the fire and tell some nice stories.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Patrick Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Miner
    Address
    Aghamucky, Co. Kilkenny