School: Clonmellon (B.) (roll number 9500)

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1. Proverbs (continued)

   

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   XIII
   "The early bird catches the early worm."

   XIV
   "It is too late to sharpen one's sword when the drum beats the battle"

   XV
   "Two heads are better than one"

   XVI
   "Better late than never"

   

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2. Festival Customs

   

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   On St Stephens day the boys and men used to go from house to house with a decorated bush and a dead wren on it. they used to play music and sing the wren song and gather money from the people which was divided among them. this custom is kept up yet but neither the dead wren or the bush is carried now. On the feast of the Epiphany there was a custom for the people to light twelve rush candles and place them in a row. The number "twelve" was picked because it was the twelfth day after Christmas. Then if there were twelve people present each would pick a candle

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Seán D'Arsaigh

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath

   Informant

   Seán D'Arsaigh

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath