School: Beacán (C.)
- Location:
- Béacán, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchú
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- In many districts feasts are observed in a special manner at certain times of the year.
On St. Stephens day a number of boys dress up in old clothes and straw, and they wear false faces. They go about from house to house singing and dancing and asking for money, and they also bring a wren with them. Those boys are called "wren boys".
On New Years day the door of the house is left open for(continues on next page)- Collector
- Rossleen Kelly
- Gender
- Female