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School: Monksland (C.) (roll number 2792)

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Monksland, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Nic Oireachtaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0659, Page 371

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    On Sainty Stephens Day the young people used to go around trying to catch the wren and when they caught one, they would go to the public house and sing a song of the wren,"
    "The wren, the wren, the King of all birds,"
    "Saint Stephens Day was caught in the furze."
    The publican or the man who was in the bar would treat them to whiskey or whatever they would drink.
    Saint Brigid's Day the day the people go to Faughart to Saint Brigids stream.
    On Saint Patricks Day all the people wear the shamrock, and they have procession and the band plays around the country.
    On Shrove Tuesday people make pancakes and put a ring in them. People say whoever gets the ring are supposed to be the first married
    Some people are sent for the sieve.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Imelda Donnelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Millgrange, Co. Louth