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School: Cúl Seachtaine

Location:
Coolshaghtena, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Caitlín Nic Dhonnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0259, Page 019

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    St. Stephens Day is kept in honour of St. Stephen. St Sthepen was one of the first Martyrs.
    One day the soldiers were looking for him. St Stephen went up a tree as the soldiers were passing a wren fluttered out of the tree. One of the soldiers looked up and he saw St. Stephen on the tree. They took him down and stoned him to dath. All the children go around from house to house gathering money with a death wren.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
        1. Féile Stiofáin (~402)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eamon Oates
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gardenstown, Co. Ros Comáin
    Informant
    James Oates
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Gardenstown, Co. Ros Comáin