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   “Although she is little her family is great. ...”

   

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   on the evening of St.John's Day bon-fires are lighted at the crossroads and the young people dance around it to the music of a local fiddler. On Good Friday the Rosary is recited at noon in almost every home. Visits are made to the chapel where the people make stations etc. "Good Friday Eggs" i.e. eggs laid on that day, were kept and given to any sick person as a tonic. The clock was put twenty minutes also.

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   “At Hallow'een the children have a royal time...”

   

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   At Hallow'een the children have a royal time eating roasted nuts and apples. The most familiar feature of the feast is a large crock-ful of water. Apples are put in this and, sometimes, a sixpenny piece. All the children gather around the crock and in

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