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School: Kilbeg (roll number 11039)

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Robertstown, Co. Meath
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0708, Page 271

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    Long ago the old people had customs of making pictures and crosses. It nearly every house there is a picture of the Sacred Heart and a little Sacred Heart lamp burning before the picture.
    In every old thatched house there are crosses of straw over the door and in some of the houses there are little crosses of wood over the door and in some of the houses there are pictures of the Blessed Virgin.
    On St Martin's day the people kill a hen or some other fowl about the house and make the sign of the cross of the wall with the blood of the dead bird. This is done to keep out sickness for the year. On St. Stephen's Day it is
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Duignan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Robertstown, Co. Meath