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School: Carniska (roll number 1681)

Location:
Carrownaskeagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Richard Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0253, Page 121

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    Up with the kettle and down with the pan give us our answer and let us begone. In the evening they divide the money equaly between them. Then they spend it any way the think best. Thoes boys are called wren boys.
    Long ago when they used to go from house to house they used to carry the wren around with them in a furze with them in a furze and they would bury the wren at any persons door who would not give them money. This was a great shame if the wren was buried at the door
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Stephen (~402)
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