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School: An Maoilín, Ráth Droma

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0918, Page 135

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    On the 25th of December we celebrate the Birth of our Lord. He was born in a stable at Bethlehem. It is a great time of rejoicing people send presents to each other and the children get holidays from school and they get a lot of toys.
    Another feast is St. Stephen's day it was the custom in olden times that they used to follow the wren there was a poem made about it.
    The wren, the wren the king of all birds.
    St. Stephen's day he was caught in the furze
    Although he is small his family is great
    Come in Mr - So - and so and give us a treat.
    There is another great feast on the 17th of March St. Patrick's day. Everyone wears a shamrock in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Edward Mc Hugh
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male