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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

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Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 03_052

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    A week before St. Stephen's day all the country boys set to work to make a little box for a Wren. On the night of the 25th December they search all the thatched houses looking for Wrens. On the following day the boys dress themselves in old clothes.
    They put dallógs on their faces and they tie straw around themselves. Every two boys
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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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie M. Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo