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School: An Cheathrú Gharbh

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Carrowgarve, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Fiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 509

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    each other with black thorn sticks. This is the way they honoured Saint Patrick in olden times. This was called the wetting of the shamrock. The church, tried to put a stop to all this bad work, but it did not succeed. Then the goverment made a law that all public houses have to be closed on that day. Now- a-day the people have various kinds of amusement such as footballing and hurling and tennis where lots of people attend. This is the right way to honour this day.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Patrick (~140)
    Language
    English
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    V Hunter
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