School: Ballyjamesduff Convent
- Location:
- Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Sr. Mary Theresa
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- (continued from previous page)instrument. Sometimes they sing and dance while some of them say the following recitation;
"The Wren the Wren,
The king of all birds,
St. Stephen's day she was
caught in a fur,
Although she is small her
family is great,
Rise up Landlady and give
us a treat."
All the children go barefooted on Good Friday, and this prevents them from getting a bad cold the whole year round. On August 15th, there was a big fair held in Ballyjamesduff sometime ago, and all the people went.- Collector
- Susan Callery
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killytogher, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs James Callery
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Killytogher, Co. Cavan