School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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- On Saint Stephen's day the boys travel about with a wren in a box. The box is made of card board with a net of strings on the top of it. They dress up in disguise with false faces and old jackets. When they come to a house they say "Honour the wren".
A long time ago they said this at every door "Christmas is coming and the geese are getting fat please put a penny on the old man's hat, if you have(continues on next page)- Collector
- Joe Mc Intyre
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knocksaxon, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- James Mc Intyre
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Knocksaxon, Co. Mayo