School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1077, Page 45
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- (continued from previous page)rhyme and when he is finished, he asks for money and he gets it and they all go out.
On St Patrick's Day they play a band at the chapel.
Hallow-Eve, people have apples and nuts, and at twelve o'clock people go outside and some person stands at the mirror eating an apple and a person will appear to them. Others go to a lime kiln by (t) themselves and they will appear a person.
On Shrove Tuesday they used to have a lot of marriages.
Children have an Easter House and eat eggs on Easter Sunday.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary J. Mc Gee
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockduff, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Henry Mc Gee
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 57
- Address
- Knockduff, Co. Donegal
