School: Teamhair, Áth Treasna
- Location:
- Taur, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Dd. Ó Súillleabháin
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- On St. Stephen's Day boys assemble
together and disguise themselves.
They go from house to house gathering
money, they take with them laurel
and a dead wren tied to it. They play
music and dance at each house, this
is the following rhyme,
The wren, the wren, the king of all
birds,
St. Stephen's Day he was caught in
the furze,
Although he was little, his family
was great,
Cheer up lan-lady and give us a
treat.
In the evening they share the
money.
On St. Brigid's Day children wear
crosses made of rushes, a cloth is
also put out on a bush, any person
who wears this round the head will
not get a headache throughout the
year.
On St. Patrick's Day the people wear
shamrocks in honour of St. Patrick,
because he taught the Irish the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John O' Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glennamucklagh East, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Patrick O' Connell
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Glennamucklagh East, Co. Cork
