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School: Saints Peter & Paul, Balbriggan

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Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chorcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0783, Page 430

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    430
    The 29th of June s the pattern day in Balrothery. On this day the people dress the graves. When this is finished they dance on a cement dancing floor in the open air beside the graveyard. This old custom is not carried on in many other parishes in Ireland. The graves are dressed in Balscadden on the 18th of August.
    Betty Conolly
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Miss L. Gaynor
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balbriggan, Co. Dublin