School: Drumshanbo (C.) (roll number 12873)
- Location:
- Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Margaret Flynn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0207, Page 072
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- (continued from previous page)there are children they compete with each other to see which of them will eat the most eggs.
The boys and girls out of each townland used to gather together and hold a picnic. Each child brought as many eggs as he could and a little wooden spoon. Then a big fire was lighted and the eggs were boiled they eat the eggs with the wooden spoons while they all sat round the fire.
In each house a feast is held and for the dinner a turkey or a goose is roasted. Easter Sunday does not fall on the same date each year but falls according to whatever time the season of lent comes in.
- Collector
- Kathleen Gilhooly
- Gender
- Female
