School: Poor Clares' Convent, Cavan
- Location:
- Cavan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Sr. Carmel
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 043
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- (continued from previous page)drums, old tins and cans. If you refuse them money they say that they will come back and bury the wren at the front door. They say this old rhyme:
The wren, the wren the king of all birds,
St Stephen's Day he was caught in the furze,
Although he was little his family was great
Rise up little landlady and give us a trate.6th January.
On this day in most houses it is a second Christmas Day. It is held in honour of the Three Wise Kings who visited the little Infant in the cold stable. Decorations are usually taken down and put by till the next Christmas. In some places people celebrate Christmas 'till Candlemas Day.St Brigid's Day 1st February
In Cavan the country people mostly, make St Brigid's crosses. They make them from the straw in the crib and with rushes. I have(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Mac Connell
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Cavan, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs T. Mac Connell
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 35
- Address
- Cavan, Co. Cavan
