School: Coolronan (roll number 16247)
- Location:
- Coolronan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonmhidhe
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Easter Customs
Good Friday
Eggs collected (and) on Good Friday is the cure of a headache.
No blood should be shed on Good Friday.
When a child would be hung(a)ry on Good Friday they should be let cry three times before (they) it would get any-thing to eat.
On Good Friday evening when the people would collect the eggs they would make the sign of the cross on the eggs with soot and them would be the first eggs to be eaten on Easter Sunday morning
