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School: Rooskey

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Roosky, Co. Mayo
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    It is an old custom in my village to kill a fowl on St Martin's Eve. The reason given for this custom is. Long ago there was a giant who had some revenge against Saint Martin, and one day he met the Saint and he was going to kill him. The giant had a spear in his hand, but Saint Martin took the spear from him and he gave him a blow of it and killed him. Then he told everyone to spill blood on the night before Saint Martin's in honour of the Saint. Ever since this the people in every part of the country spill blood in honour of St Martin
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Jane Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonlarhan, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonlarhan, Co. Mayo