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School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

Location:
Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 08_005

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    St stephens night is the next night to Christmas. On that night all the boys go round from house to house in search of money. They dress themselves in different colours of clothes and they put false faces on themselves. They also get a wren and bring (them) him round with them from place to place. They bring the wren in honour of St Stephen. It is said that when the soldiers were in search of St Stephen that they sat down to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Stephen (~402)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Needham
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Feenune, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Own Grady
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Corrydavit, Co. Mayo