School: Monaghan (Convent, Girls) (roll number 359)
- Location:
- Muineachán, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Sr Síle
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- (continued from previous page)class passengers up while the second class passengers were allowed to walk up as their fare was larger then that of the thirdclass. At every inn the coach would stop to allow the passengers to buy refreshments if they wished to.
- Festival of the year.St Stephen's Day : On this day a number of boys in our locality gather together and array themselves in gaudy colours and go round gathering money which they divide among themselves and usually spend it on "drink". They sing songs and dance and everyone has a rhyme of his [?]. They are called "Wren Boys" and they well deserve this title as they carry a large holly branch and a dead wren tied to it and as they come to the various(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rita Finnegan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cúil Darach, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Informant
- John Finnegan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cúil Darach, Co. Mhuineacháin