School: Cluain Taidhg (Clontead), Achadh Cóiste (roll number 14023)
- Location:
- Clontead More, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0345, Page 059
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Christmas eve the people decorate their houses with holy and ivy and light the Christmas candle that night. It is a custom in this district to keep it lighting all night and to put a lighted candle on each window to welcome the baby Jesus. It is also a custom to have an abundance of food to last for the holidays. No house is without a turkey or goose for dinner and a plum-pudding is provided for dinner also. An old custom is still is still kept up on St Stephens day - groups of boys disguise themselves in old clothes and wear masks on their faces. They carry a bush of holly decorated with ribbons and coloured papers. Sometimes they have a wren and other times they pretend to have one. They call to every house and chant or sing the song -
The wran, the wran, the king of all birds,
St Stephens day he was caught in the furzes,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Murphy
- Gender
- Female
