School: Coill na Leac
- Location:
- Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Mac Geibheannaigh
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- On St Stephen's day the boys dress in old clothes and go out with the wren. They catch a wren and put it in a box, and one person carries it. They have mouth organs, and buckets and fiddles, and the boys go from house to house, playing music. They also carry a box for the money they get from people. When evening comes they divide the money between them and go home.
- Collector
- Sean O' Hare
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Hackelty, Co. Cavan
- On that day all the young boys dress up in old clothes and paper hats. They carry a wren in a little box. They also have music with them, such as a mouth-organ or fiddle. They play music outside the house, and some of the boys dance and sing.
