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School: Collon (roll number 14579)

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Collon, Co. Louth
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Bean Uí Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0676, Page 244

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    (continued from previous page)
    is said that it will rain every day for forty days after it
    The following twelve days after Christmas fortell, what the twelve months of the year will be like.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Festival Customs

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    On St. Stephens Day a number of boys go around from door to door and sing songs, and one principal rhyme heard in this district is:-
    The wran the wran the king of all birds.
    St. Stephen's Day he was caught in a forge.
    Up with the kettle, and down with the pan.
    Give me some money to bury the wran.
    On St Brigid's Eve. everyone makes a cross of rushes, and on St John's Day and on the eve of the feast of St.
    (continues on next page)
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leabby Cross, Co. Louth