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School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

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Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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    The yound boys of the Country go out following the wren all over the place .When they go into a house they play and dance and sing songs about the wren.Then stay out until night gathering a few shillings.
    The people in Connacht used to have a holiday on that day and the people in Clare usent to have any holiday on Saint Stephens Day.
    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
    Annie Devaney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Scalp, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Fanny Vaughan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Scalp, Co. Clare