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School: Boher, Bushfield. Nenagh (roll number 9190)

Location:
Boher, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Margaret A. Malone
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0538, Page 286

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  1. Christmas-Tide Customs (continued)

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    New Year's Day
    On New Year's Eve the woman of the house used to make a special cake. She used to hit it against the back of the door three times to keep away starvation for the new year. She used to say this rhyme when she was hitting the cake against the door :-
    "We drive starvation
    to the Turkish nation"
    Then she used to hit it against the table and the whole family used to eat it.
    On New Years Eve all the slops and ashes emptied out so that none would be thrown out on New Year's Day. People believe they would be throwing out their luck.
    People bring in something from outside to the house on New Year's Morning to bring
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Bray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghmore, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Mary O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghmore, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Michael Bray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghmore, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Michael O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghmore, Co. Tipperary