School: Drumgownagh
- Location:
- Drumgownagh, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Dominic Ó Huiginn
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- St Stephen's Day in this district is commemerated by a number of boys and girls going out in bunches with music and dancers to bury the wren.
When they come to the houses the sing:-
The wren, the wren, the King of all birds,
On St. Stephen's Day she was got in a furze,
Although she was little
Her family was great,
Rise up, young lady,
And give us a "trate".
On Good Friday the people set early potatoes.
On Easter Sunday a bunch of school-children have a prutóg in which they strive to see which of them are able to eat the most eggs.
Whitsun Week is a crossed week as the person who goes near water will drown. The old people frightened the children by telling them that if they went near a porringer of water they would be drowned.
Hallow'een is a night of sporting for young people. They duck(continues on next page)
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