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School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 74

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    St Stephen's Day
    On St. Stephen's day in my district the boys go round from house to house gathering money. They are disguised to that no one will know them. They usually wear girls' clothes, have straw about their waists and an old hat on their heads. Sometimes they divide the money they get between themselves or sometimes they buy a football. They usually go in groups of four or five. One has a drum another
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Grealy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyglass, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Grealy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyglass, Co. Mayo