School: Baile an Daingin (C.) (roll number 4828)
- Location:
- Ballindine, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire de Staic
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On St. Stephen's Day boys used to dress in rags and go from house to house gathering money for the poor and the girls used gather butter and eggs or anything at all for the poor.
James Waldron Ballindine
Age 61 yrs
Pupil's name - Nanetta WaldronNew Year's Day
I
When the bells used to ring the old year out and the new year in the people swept the floor to sweep out the dust of the floor out the back door and in the front-door to bring good luck.
Ms. Derivan Ballindine
Age 50 yrs.
Maura WaldronII
The people long ago would not put
- When the bells used to ring the old year out and the new year in the people swept the floor to sweep out the dust of the floor out the back- door and in the front-door to bring good luck during the New Year.
- Collector
- Maura Waldron
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballindine, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Derivan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Ballindine, Co. Mayo
- The people long ago would not put(continues on next page)
