School: Kilmessan (B.) (roll number 4210)
- Location:
- Kilmessan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brian S. Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0691, Page 149
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“The holy oils are blessed on Holy Thursday in every diocese.”
(continued from previous page)Most Holy Sacrament in the altar .
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“On St Stephen's Day there is much fun in this district.”
On St. Stephen's Day there is much fun in this district. The boys and girls dress up in coloured garments. They paint their faces so that they would not be known. Then they got sticks and go through the field hunting the wren. When they catch the bird they put it in a glass box. Afterwards they travel from house to house singing and dancing. The people drop the money into the box in which the bird is. When they are nearing a house they begin to sing the following verse -
The are the wren the king(continues on next page) - Collector
- Patrick Gorman
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Crumpstown or Marshallstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Christopher Gorman
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Crumpstown or Marshallstown, Co. Meath