School: Dún Mór (cailíní)

Location:
Dunmore, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eibhlín Halliday
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    of the family, All Saints' Day being the next day. The prayer is as follows:-
    "May all the saints in Heaven above
    Pray to Thee O God of Love
    That the souls of our dear friends
    May rest in peace. Amen. Amen"
    November 11th is St. Martin's Day. On that day people kill cocks and millers stop their mills for that day and sprinkle the blood of the fowl on the quern (mill stones). Many tailors and dressmakers observe the custom and do not turn a while since twelve o'clock the night before.
    It is said that St. Martin was martyred by being killed in a mill, hence the custom. A verse on this custom is:-
    Now's the time for shedding blood
    For cooling winds and heavy flood
    Winter's cold is just a starting'
    Now we honour great St. Martin.
    On St. Bridget's Night people used to make crosses of straw, the grain
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ni Ailledéa
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Address
    Dunmore, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Robinson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Address
    Killimor, Co. Galway