School: Castlegrove (roll number 15475)

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1. Blessed Wells (continued)

   

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   The people visit it on a certain day of the year that is on the last Sunday of July. The people do rounds at the well. At Kilbannon well the people go around it seven times some on their knees and more walk around it. They say prayers at the well, which are five our fathers, five Hail Mary’s and the chreed five times.

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2. St Stephen's Day

   

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   St Stephen's Day falls on the 26th day of December. On that day crowds of boys gather together, some of them eight years and more nine year. They travel about from house to house in the small villages with a live wren in a box decorated with ivy and holly. Some of them take a mouth organ with them if they are able to play them and they say a little ryme at every man's door and very few families refuse to give them a few pennies.

   

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3. Seanfhocal

   

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   Maireann an craobh act ní maireann an lamh a cuir

   Is iomdha cor cuireann lá Earraigh dhe

   Ní bíonn sneachta ar craob ó lá Brighde amach

   Is breág an ní an óige an te cuirfeadh cun fognamh i

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