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School: Coillte Bó (roll number 15984)

Location:
Kiltybo, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Michael S. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0107, Page 459

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    Branches or herbs are hung in outhouses. People hang a piece of plum bush over each cows head. People like to get holy water from a blessed well, and keep it in the house for fear of lightning or storms.
    Palm is left at every picture in the house and the old palm is taking down and burned on Palm Sunday. People keep a stone St. Patricks bed Cro-Patricks on the las Sunday of July.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    J.P. Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Curneen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Egan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curneen, Co. Mayo