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School: Ardnagrath (roll number 5963)

Location:
Ard na gCreach, Co. na hIarmhí
Teacher:
M. Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 401

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    go out to hunt the wren. They carry a holly bush with a dead wren in it. It they cannot killa wren they pretend that they have the wren in the middle of the bush. They sing songs and play music and dance. The people nearly always give them some money.
    Teresa Cunningham.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Cunningham
    Gender
    Female