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School: Cora Caitlín (B.)

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Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Mac Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0599, Page 123

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    all decorated, and in the middle of the decorations would be the wren. They would all get an equal share of the money that would be collected that day. On St. Stephens day there is always a hunt at Newmarket and a lot of the people follow it.
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  2. Feast Days

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    We have many feast days in the year. The first of them is St. Stephens day. It is a great day all over Ireland. On that a lot of boys and some men dress themselves in funny clothes, and paint their faces. Then the get a branch off of a holly tree and they put coloured ribbons hanging out of it. They also catch a wren and kill him and put him on top of the branch. They go around then from house to house
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Padraig Mc Nultaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Latoon South, Co. Clare