School: Bennekerry, Carlow
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- Bennekerry, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Liam Ó hAodha
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- On St. Stephen's Day, the wren is hunted and killed by the wren boys. Then she is decorated on a bush. The boys travel around gathering money
On November night all the people of the family gather together and get a tub of water. Nuts and money are put in the water. Then the people start to "duck" for them.