School: Bennekerry, Carlow

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   tubs of water, and then they have great fun dipping their heads in the water, trying to take out an apple or a sixpence with their teeth.

   

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2. Festival Customs

   

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   On the vigil of All Saints' Day, which is called "Halloween", it is customary for young men to dress themselves in gay clothes and to paint their faces. Then they visit all the houses in the neighbourhood, where they play music and sing songs and dance. After the dance they play funny games, as ducking for apples, nuts, and money in a bath of water, or in a dish of flour.

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Byrne

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Busherstown, Co. Carlow

3. Festival Customs

   

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   A very common custom among Irish people is following the wren on St. Stephen's Day. They dress up and go around from house singing the wren song. The words are
   The wren, the wren, the kings of all birds
   St. Stpehen's Day, she was caught in the furze

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