School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)

Location:
Killacrim, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 16_023

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 16_023

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    On St Stephen's Day all the boys of the place go in the wren. Most crowds take a wren with them but others only take an imitation of a wren. They travel far away and go into every house. They all dress very nicely, others with their faces painted. They take with them a man who is able to play to a fiddle or an accordion, also a drummer and a dancer. When they go into a house the man plays and the dancer dances and they get money from the owner of the house. It is the cashier who takes the money. When the wren is all over the men count their money and on the following day they go to town to buy as much porter and wine as they can afford. Then they have the wren dance in some neighbour's house nearby
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig Bairéad
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killacrim, Co. Kerry