School: Trentagh (roll number 16331)

Location:
Treantagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
M. Nic Pheadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1084, Page 104

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    The people do not work on good Friday. They keep it as a holiday.
    Easter Sunday is the day that Jesus rose from the dead and Easter Sunday keeps us in remembrance of that. The people eat eggs on Easter Sunday.
    Whit Monday is another holiday and the people do not work. The schools are all closed.
    May Day is on the first day of May.
    Lady Day is on the 15 th of August and the catholics keep it as a holiday.
    Old May day is on the nineth of May.
    Halloween day is on the last day of October and the people eat nuts, and apples, and at night the young people leave cabbages at the door-step, and they throw ones into the kitchen. That is the custom about here.
    Christmas Eve night is the night that the children hang up their stockings for Santa Claus. It is on the 24 th of December.
    Christmas day is on the 25 th of December and the people do not work. They go hunting for rabbits and hares and game.
    New year's eve is on the last day of December and it is the day before New year's day.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Emma Neely
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromore, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr William Neely
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    19
    Address
    Dromore, Co. Donegal