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School: Fíodhnach (C.), Ráthluirc (roll number 4470)

Location:
Feenagh, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Ghrádaigh
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    In every parish there are different customs held during the year. In Feenagh we also have different ones. At Christmas which is the greatest festival of the year, we put up holly on pictures and other things and we leave it up until the day after little Christmas. It is then taken down and done away with.

    On St Ita's day which is the fifteenth of January the people of Feenagh and also Kilmeedy go to St Ita's well. Everyone wears a shamrock or a harp on St Patricks Day in honour of St Patrick On Palm Sunday the priest blesses palm and everyone brings some home with them from mass and it is sometimes put up on pictures. It is taken down after some
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Julia Roche
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Cloonroosk, Co. Limerick