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School: Moynalty (B.)

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Moynalty, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Uillford Ó Maoilmhichil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0705, Page 380

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  1. The Feast of Christmas (continued)

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    This nine years long I followed the wren
    My shoes are woren, and my clothes are toren.
    Up with the kettle and down with the pan,
    A penny or twopence to bury the Wren"
    New years day is the first day of the year and it is the eight day after Christmas. It is known as "little Christmas", and is nearly as important as Christmas day. Candles are lighted in some places as on Christmas eve. On the twelth day twelve candles are lighted and every one gets a candle. It is believed that the person that has the candle that burned out first will die first.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moynalty, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Patrick Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moynalty, Co. Meath