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School: Baile Gaedhaelach (C.)

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Irishtown, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Manus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0097, Page 388

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  1. Festival Customs

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    Folklore
    Festival customs.
    On St Stephen's day the young boys gather together and go round from house to house some playing music and others dancing. They cover there faces with falce faces. There is another called the cashere.
    When they go into a house they say up with the kettle and down with the pan give us a penny to burry the wren. When they are coming home they divide the money among themselves and they buy sweets with it.
    On St Bridgits night the boys dress up in the girls clothes and go round from house to house.
    One boy playes music and the others dance. They have for
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Julia Rattigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meelick, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Rattigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meelick, Co. Mayo