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School: Tíréaltan, Maghcromtha (roll number 13286)

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Teerelton, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0339, Page 111

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  1. Festival Customs

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    The ancient Irish had many customs connected with the festivals of the year and these customs still prevail throughout many districts in Ireland. In this vicinity it is a custom for all young men or as they are called "ogánacs" to travel about from house to house on St Stephen's day collecting money for the wren. They disguise their faces so that it is almost impossible to distinguish them from one another. If the houses which they visit are a good distance apart they mitigate the interval between to some degree by singing some comic song.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan O' Riordan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cooldorragha, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Eugene O' Riordan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Cooldorragha, Co. Cork