School: Kilcullen (B.)

Location:
Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 12_016

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 12_016

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  1. At Christmas the festival customs are a very big Christmas candle is lighted and left lighting all day. The house is decorated and cleaned. Children hang up their stockings on Christmas Eve night for Father Christmas to bring presents to them.
    On St Stephen's day boys go round from house to house saying the wren song and collecting money. The words of the wren song are.
    "The wren the wren the king of all birds St.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Labhrás Mac Parthaláin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newabbey, Co. Kildare