School: Ráth Mhaoláin (Robertson) (roll number 10374)
- Location:
- Rathmullan, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Éamonn Mac Stiopháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1088, Page 039
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- It is a common custom in this locality for children to make Easter houses. They are made during Holy Week of sods. Sods are placed on top of each other in a ring to form the walls. The walls are generally built to a height of about three feet. Groups of children co-operate in building them. A fireplace of stones is placed in the centre. The children light fires in these on Easter Monday and boil eggs there-on. The group of children who built the particular Easter house gather to have a meal-which includes the eggs-in their Easter-house.
