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School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

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Killadoon, Co. Mayo
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Padhraic Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 12_009

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  1. Lá Fhéile Stiofáin

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    St. Stephen's night comes on (the) the twenty-fifth of December. On that night the boys of the village dress in different colours, they put a covering on their faces then they go around to the houses of the village and sing hymns in order to get some pennies. Sometimes the boys who go around to the house kill
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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
    John Kerrigan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Feenune, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Mannion
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Feenune, Co. Mayo