School: Butlerstown (C.), Portláirge (roll number 14679)
- Location:
- Butlerstown South, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Fhlannagáin
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- On St. Stephen's Day, or the day following Christmas day, boys go around to all the houses dressed in rags and paper frocks. Those are called Wren Boys. They carry a stick of holly or ivy in their hands. When they go to the houses they sing and dance. The night before St. Brigid's Day we hang out ribbons as St. Brigid goes around to bless them so that they could cure a headache. On St. Patrick's Day we wear the shamrock in honour of St. Patrick explaining the True Faith in Ireland with a shamrock. On Holy Thursday we celebrate the Feast Of the Blessed Eucharist. In all the churches we have exposition in honour or Our Lord. Corpus Christi is also a feast of the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bríd de Paor
- Gender
- Female