School: Long an Inbhair
- Location:
- Lurgananure, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ml. Mac Géibhdigh
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- Long ago on the 1st of February, the people used make crosses, called St Brigids crosses from two pieces of sticks and rushes. They used put one of those in each hose and a few in the dwelling house, and they believed that while these crosses were to be had that the house would never go on fire. Long ago the people used go to the town for into eating drink on St. Patrick’s day and they used to call this “drowning their shamrocks”. On St. Stephen’s Day the people dress themselves in old clothing and put on false faces and go from house to house gathering money. They hum the following song:-
The wren, the wren the king of all birds,
St. Stephen’s might, she was caught in the furze,
Although she is small, her family is great,
Rise up land lady and give a treat,
Of you give us of the small, it will not agree
With our boys atall,
But if you give us of the best, your soul in heaven will find good rest,
So up with the kettle and down with the pan,
If you don’t give us something we’ll bury the wren.
On Shrove Tuesday the people used have a great feast of bacon and ham, as they would(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Nulty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumfomina, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mary Ellen Smyth
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Drumfomina, Co. Cavan
