School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- Long ago the married Men and boys used go in the wren boys. They wore white shirts and one was dressed like a girl. They went from house to house and they used to have a piccola with them. The one dressed like a girl and one of the boys used dance a reel (whili) while the others stood around them. They used get a 6 pence in each house. Sometimes they catch the wren and let it go again, but they often they have none
- Collector
- Seán Máirtín Caoigín Ó hOistín
- Gender
- Male