School: Athboy
- Location:
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Teachers: Pilib Ó Néill Tomás Ó Domhnalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 344
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St Bridget's Day: On that day everybody blesses their dairyies because St Bridget was a great dairy woman.
Everybody makes little crosses out of rushes that day.
Shrove Tuesday: Everybody eats pancakes on that evening. They also burn tallow candles on that evening. They burn holly and ivy under the pancakes too.
Easter Sunday: Easter falls on a Sunday every year. The custom is: Everybody eats a lot of eggs and Easter eggs that day.
