School: Cill na Naomh
- Location:
- Kilnaneave, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Flannagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0537, Page 182
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- Saint Stephen's Day is on the twenty sixth of December. It is celebrated by going hunting the wren. All the young boys of the district collect together and go around from house to house looking for money. They dress up with old rags and play at every house with musical Instruments. I am going hunting the wren myself with a couple of school companions. Saint Stephen was the first martyr. Saint Stephen's Day is the day after Christmas Day. All the people lock the doors when they hear the Wren boys coming. There is a lot of dances for the Wren boys on Saint Stephen's night. They generally get drunk in the evening. There is Mass on Saint Stephen's Day. Some people say it is not right to eat meat on that day but more people don't believe that. Stephen is a very scarce name.
- Collector
- Seán Ó Griobhtha
- Gender
- Male
