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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 02_017

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    food and in other houses they get money. They share the money among themselves.
    Long ago married men and boys used go in the Wren Boys. They wore a white shirt and one of them used be dressed like a girl. They went from house to house and they used have a piccolo with them, on which they used play a tune. The person dressed like a girl, and another of the wren boys used dance a reel while the others stood around them. They used get a shilling
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Áine Ní Oistín
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrymore, Co. Mayo