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School: St Oran's, Buncrana

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Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán Mac Éibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 293

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    other yarrow. They would put some under the pillow to dream on it. Most of the people make pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. They use milk and flour. In other times the day after Shrove tuesday was a black fast and the people could not eat anything with milk in it. This was how this custom started.
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    If a woman is going into a house first thing on New years day it is a custom for her to carry something in her hand to bring good luck. Some people think that it is not lucky for a red haired woman to be the first person to go into their house on New years day.
    There are men who come into the houses about Christmas time and they are called rhymers. They dance sometimes. They get coppers form the people. On Hallow Eve night some boys and girls dress up an go round to houses dancing and singing. they get apples and nuts.
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