School: Doire an Daimh (Derrindaffe) (roll number 10976)

Location:
Derrindaff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghludha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410C, Page 08_020

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410C, Page 08_020

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  1. In most districts many feasts are observed in a special manner as they occur each year - for example on St. Stephen's day, boys and sometimes grown up men gather together and go in batches from house to house with decorated bushes and a wren tied on to the bush singing the wren boy's song. The actual words sung are, (Old Mr -- is a
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cornelius O Keefe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Trienearagh, Co. Kerry