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School: Cora Caitlín (B.)

Location:
Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Mac Conmara
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    would not be known. They get a little bird called the wren and put him on the holly branch which one of them carry. They get money in nearly all the houses they go to. Some of the boys go on bicycles so that they can go a good distance from the village. Some of them carry mouth organs with them and others only sing.
    (l) St. Patricks Day
    When Patrick was a boy he was brought to Ireland from Wales, and he was sold as a slave to Milcho. He was put to herd sheep and cows
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Patrick (~140)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seamus Ó Longaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare