School: Faughalstown (roll number 9622)
- Location:
- Faughalstown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Gabhann
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- (continued from previous page)half a dozen houses in the district.
On palm Sunday, blessed palm is distributed to the people after Mass. When the palm is given out everyone breaks off a piece and sticks it in the band of his hat or in his coat.
Patrick HaugheyInformant: -
Mrs R. Clinton
Gartlandstown
- Q. What will go up a chimney down but it won't come down a chimney up?
A. An umbrella(continues on next page) - Collector
- Peter Bruton
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs S. Bruton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ringstown, Co. Westmeath
