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School: Cill Chiaráin

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Kilkerrin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Caitlín, Bean Uí Chuimín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0080, Page 198

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    the people that the sun dances when rising on Easter Sunday morning and many people rise early in order to see it. Another custom is to have many eggs for breakfast and tea on that day.
    April fool's day
    Anybody born on the first of April is called April fool. A custom, of sending people on false errands and then calling them April fool, is observed.
    May Day
    There are various pisreógaí connected with this day. The following are some of them.
    It is considered unlucky to make a churning on May Day.
    It is unlucky to throw out the ashes or the sweepings of the floor.
    It is not lucky to give away milk or to give a coal to anyone.
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