School: Sruth Nua

Location:
Ardnacally, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás de Brún
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    Feasts of the year
    On St. Patrick's Day the people wear shamrock. They drown the shamrocks by drinking intoxicating drink.
    On May day people do not put out ashes or give away any milk.
    People say if you wash your face in the dew on May day before the sun gets up you will not get sun-burned for the year
    On April fool's day people play tricks on other people.
    On Christmas Night children hang up their stockings over the fire-place or on the post of the bed A man called Santa Claus is supposed to fill their stockings with
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernard Niland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newbrook, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Margaret Niland
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    53
    Address
    Newbrook, Co. Mayo