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School: Corlea

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Corlea, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Ó Mearáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1009, Page 070

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    They hang their stockings by the fire side into which their people put presents which they get in the morning. On Christmas day it is a custom for all to be in their own houses, and each family has its own amusement for that day. On St Stephen's, boys and grown up men gather and go in procession with decorated bushes singing the wren song. They carry a dead wren in a little box and if they are refused money they bury the wren at the person's door and this is supposed to bring ill luck. The following are the verses sung by the wren
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Closnabraddan or Taghart North, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Brigid Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    35
    Address
    Closnabraddan or Taghart North, Co. Cavan