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School: Cluain Uamha (C.) (roll number 12828)

Location:
Cloyne, Co. Cork
Teacher:
E. Geeleher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0394, Page 168

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    Long ago, the people of Cloyne had many customs on Shrove Tuesday.
    They always had pancakes for tea. All the young people of the house wanted a piece of the first pancake. This they put under their pillow that night. It was then said that the person they dreamt of that night would be their future husband or wife. This old custom is still kept up.
    Another custom which they had was to take people who were out after a certain hour to "sheilig" which was a sheep-pond up in Salleen. A number of men stole
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Shrovetide (~188)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Esther Meany
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloyne, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr T. Canavan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloyne, Co. Cork