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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

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Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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  1. St Stephen's Day

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    St Stephen's Day is a great visiting day for people. Boys dress up with false faces. They go about in pairs. One of them carries a box with a wren in it and the other one collects the money. They go about from house to house. At each door they say "The wren, the wren, the king of all birds Saint Stephens day he was caught in the bush. Up with the kettle and down with the pan give us
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Stephen (~402)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Kearns
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Kearns
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Manulla, Co. Mayo