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School: Cappamore (B.) (roll number 7480)

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Cappamore, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
James McCarthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0520, Page 136

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  2. The Wren's Day - 26th December 1937

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    St Stephen's Day is another name for the Wren's day. Last Stephen's day Johny Humphreys, Charlie O'Reilly, his brother Kevin and myself decided to go out with the wren. On Christmas day we got a holly bush and decorated it with ribbons, but we did not take any wren for people are not allowed to kill them now. Then we prepared our clothes and we had everything ready early that evening. Charlie had a mouth organ, Johny a bazun, and I a drum, and Kevin was to
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