School: Uragh (C.)
- Location:
- Uragh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. Mc Caffrey
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- (continued from previous page)or fancy clothes and go from house to house dancing and singing. They sing a wren song.
''The wren, the wren the noble wren
The King of all the birds
Up with the kettle and down with the pan
A penny or two to bury the wren''
With the money collected they usually have a feast and a dance in some neighbours' house.Twelve Days of Christmas. The weather which prevails during the twelve days is supposed to be an indication of the weather for the year.New Year's Eve. The door is opened at 12 o' clock midnight. If a dark haired man is the first foot across the threshold he is supposed to bring luck to the house for the year. A fair haired man and a red-haired woman are considered unlucky.
People do not like to pay out money on New Year's Day and it is considered unlucky to break anything.Ash Wednesday. The old people fasted until 12 o clock and ate neither milk butter(continues on next page)
