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School: An Clochán (roll number 1364)

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An Clochán Beag, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seóirsín R. Middleton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1093, Page 286

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  1. Festival Customs

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    From the first day of December till Christmas there are bands of people called "mummers", who go round rhyming. They are all dressed in different colours. it is always at night they come. there is an old saying that the witches come on the first day of May and take away the good of the milk.
    On Hallow E'en night people eat apples, nuts, and pears and play games.
    Bands are played on St. Patrick's day. If any man drinks whiskey he drowns the shamrock.
    People eat a lot of eggs on Easter Sunday.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Cunningham
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ballybotemple, Co. Donegal