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   this district. All the people light 12 candles on that night in honour of the twelve Apostles.
   St John's feast is on the 27th of December, and is believed to be a very lucky day buying a selling animals.

   

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2. Festival Customs

   

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   In most districts throughout Ireland feasts or Patterns are observed in a special manner and in different ways in each district. St Stephen's day is observed by all, young and old in my district. Most of the young people go out to hunt the wren. They dress up in all colours and styles, even the face is covered with a vizard or cloth fitted with holes for the eyes

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Joan Kelly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Barnacor, Co. Longford

   Informant

   Mr John Murphy

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   34

   Address

   Barnacor, Co. Longford