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School: Cullies

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Cullies, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1014, Page 058

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    them have a melodeon.
    The reason why the wren boys go around gathering money is to bury the wren. Some of them go very long distances. They go about all day and when night comes they divide the money among them. They have a box tied round them with a hole in it for gathering the money. There were more wren boys in former years than at present. Some of the wren boys go to the town and enjoy themselves after their long day's travelling and others go together and have a dance.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Stephen (~402)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Magorry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cullies, Co. Cavan