School: Tuar an Fhíona, Cluain Meala
- Location:
- Tooraneena, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Gearóid Ó Coindealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0647, Page 331
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- (continued from previous page)At Christmas Eve someone belonging to each house brings in a bundle of holly. Pieces of it are put in behind each picture and other high suitable places. Two kinds of holly grow - holly with berries and plain holly. On the twelfth of January it is burned.
In this locality palm is brought home from Mass every Palm Sunday. On the previous Saturday it is gathered into a large bundle at the foot of the altar. The priest blesses it on Sunday morning and it is distributed after Mass. It is generally put behind some holy picture and burned on the next Palm Sunday.
On Rushy Thursday rushes are brought in and made in the shape of a cross in front of each window. It is taken down on the following day.
Easter water is brought from the chapel on Easter Saturday in bottles. The priest blesses two churns of it and they are(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tomás Ó Dúnaighe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynamult, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Jim Hanrahan
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynamult, Co. Waterford
