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School: Bun

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Bun, Co. Offaly
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C. Ní Mhaolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 077

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    On Saint Stephens day a group of boys assemble together in some house and dress themselves like men and women. They put vizards and paper hats on them so that they will not be known. They also get a branch of holly and put a dead wren on it and decorate it with coloured paper. They go to every house saying this
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Guinan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Dolan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80