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School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

Location:
Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036D, Page 01_014

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    St Stephens day falls on the 26th of December
    The people have a queer custom that both young and old They gather together in some house and they dress themselves up with old clothes and masks.
    The children go by themselves and they go to the
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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 Stephen (~402)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Moylan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathcosgry, Co. Galway