School: Crowenstown
- Location:
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: M. Ní Bhriain
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- (continued from previous page)Give us money to buy some more
Up with the kettle, and down with the pan
Give us our answer, and let us be gone.
Money we want, and money we crave
To bury the poor little wren in his grave."
Money is then gathered. It is divided by giving the same amount of money to every person. The grown up men spend the money in the public houses, and the boys buy sweets, and apples and oranges.
St Patrick's Day
On St Patrick's Day it is customary for men and women to wear shamrocks in their hats and caps, or pinned to their breasts. The children wear badges and crosses in honour of St Patrick
Halloween(continues on next page)- Collector
- John Heffernan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Delvin, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- John Heffernan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Delvin, Co. Westmeath