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School: Cillín Liath, Drom Dhá Liag (roll number 13412)

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Killeenleagh, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Conchobhar de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0293, Page 464

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    bean, a stick and a rag. There is a lot of excitement while the brack is being cut to see who would get the ring. Then the excitement dies out and the children play other games.
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  2. Festival Customs

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    In these districts the feasts are observed in a special manner as they occur each year. On St. Stephen's Day boys gather together and go around from house to house with a holly bush on their shoulders and a dead wren on the bush. Money is usually given to the wren boys. men go around also and when they are finished they divide the money equally
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Noreen Goggin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killeenleigh, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs J. Goggin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killeenleigh, Co. Cork