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School: Barnaran, Rathangan (roll number 10454)

Location:
Barnaran, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Bean Uí Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0778, Page 182

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  1. Local Place Names (continued)

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    Drimsree Rathangan Co Kildare. It is called that because a girl named Poll owned it.
    3) There is a meadow called Tommys meadow in Drimsree Rathangan Co Kildare. It is called that because a man named Tommy used to cut it.
    4) There is a bit of a road in Barnaran Rathangan Co Kildare. It is called the Tochar. A tochar means part of a road going through a bog.
    5) There is a village called Lullymore near Rathangan Co Kildare. Lullymore means a big grazing patch in the middle of a bog.
    6) There is a place called Barnaran in Rathangan Co Kildare. It means a gap between two divisions.
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  2. Festival Customs - St Stephen's Day

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    On St Stephens day some boys dress up
    in old clothes, and they go round from house to house with the wren. They are called wren boys around here. They sing the following song.
    The wren the wren.
    The king of all birds.
    Stephen's Day
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Stephen (~402)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Cheallaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Drumsru, Co. Kildare