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School: Baile an Daingin (C.) (roll number 4828)

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Ballindine, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire de Staic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096, Page 655

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  3. XML “St Stephen's Day III”
  4. XML “New Year's Day I”
  5. XML “New Year's Day II”

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  1. St Stephen's Day III

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    III
    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 Waldron
    New 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 Waldron
    II
    The people long ago would not put
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  2. New Year's Day I

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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. New Year (~74)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Waldron
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballindine, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Derivan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballindine, Co. Mayo