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School: Achadh na Garron (Aughnagarron) (roll number 5603)

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Aghnagarron, Co. Longford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 348

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  1. Saint Stephen's Day (continued)

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    When the people of the house have enjoyed the wren boys to their hearts content they give them a few pennies to bury the wren so the wren boys depart.
    They continue like this from house to house dancing and singing in each house as they go along.
    They very often have a handsome sum of money at the end of the day.
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  2. Saint Patrick's Day

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    On St. Patrick's Day the girls wear crosses and the boys wear harps or badges.
    The girls crosses are made in the following manner
    There is a round piece of cardboard or a strong piece of paper got and there is about four coloured pieces of ribbons.
    The cardboard is cut in the form of a circle and the coloured pieces of ribbons are sown on to it in the form of a cross.
    Generally green and white ribbons are used in making the crosses.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Patrick (~140)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloghchurnel, Co. Longford