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School: St. Anne's (B.)

Location:
Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Mac an t Saoir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1012, Page 113

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  1. Festival Customs in My District

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    In our district we have a custom for almost every festival. On Christmas Eve almost everybody leaves a lighted candle in the win-dow, and a fire in the grate. It is sid that the Blessed Virgin will go round to every house that observes this custom.
    In St Stephen's day big boys and small boys dress up and go round from house to house gathering money to bury the wren.
    The big boys play fiddles and melodians and the little boys sing songs.
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eugene Traynor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bailieborough, Co. Cavan