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1. Stories of Watergrasshill and District from Old Inhabitants (ar lean)

   “My grandmother always said "Welcome" if the door opened...”

   

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   without apparent cause. She said perhaps some invisible person had come in.
   She always BURNED A 'CIPÍN' in the fire on St. Patrick's Day and made the Sign of the Cross on herself with the burnt stick.
   PATRICK'S DAY CROSSES - when we were young we always wore "Crosses" on St. Patrick's Day made by our mother. They were made of pieces of card board about 5" long and 1/4" -1/2" wide crossed & covered with silk. At the ends scraps of silk of various colours stitched in the form of a rosette decorated the crosses and there was great rivalry among children as to who should have the gayest cross on that day.

   

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2. Stories of Watergrasshill and District from Old Inhabitants - Chalk Sunday

   

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   Chalk Sunday was also observed in this locality till about thirty years ago Bachelors who hadn't got married during Shrove had their coats chalked. = (C. Sunday was 1st S after Shrove)
   My grandmother spoke Irish fluently, but in ordinary every-day affairs she used English. But whenever old people - especially form the Western side of the parish (Glenville) came to visit her they always conversed in Irish.

   

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3. Stories of Watergrasshill and District from Old Inhabitants

   “She always wore white muslin caps, ...”

   

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   She always wore white muslin caps, some of which were very nice indeed. They were made of muslin of different sorts, spotted, flowered &c and of great variety. All had frills bordering the face. Some had three & four frills over lapping and sometimes edged with fine lace. She took great pride in preparing & ironing these caps. She had a special iron for the frills. She called it a 'talin' (Italian?) iron The top was a hollow tube tapering at one end. Into the open end the red iron was put and she pressed each part of the
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