School: Killyrann
- Location:
- Killyran, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Mrs Stafford
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- (continued from previous page)Christmas comes but once a year and when it comes it brings good cheer". The day after Christmas is called St. Stephen's day. All the young boys dress up in old clothes and they put false faces on and go from house to house begging for money and seeking for the Wren. They sing "the Wren, the Wren the king of all birds a penny or twopence to bury the Wren" Then that night they buy oranges, apples sweet cake and biscuits and they have a great feast also.
The Friday before Easter is called Good Friday and people go to church on that day and it was on that day our Lord was crucified. We eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.
- Collector
- Daisy Gault
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killyran, Co. an Chabháin
