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School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

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Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036D, Page 09_013

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  1. St Stephen's Day

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    St Stephens Day 21st - 1st - 1938
    St Stephens Day falls on the twenty sixth of December.
    The people of this part of the country and other parts also have a queer custom on that day both young and old.
    They gather together in some house. Then they dress themselves up with old clothes and then they put masks on their faces.
    Then the get some musical instrument a mouth organ or a fiddle.
    Then they go around to every village.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Stephen (~402)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Tarpey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyglass East, Co. Galway