School: Shrove (roll number 3470)
- Location:
- Stroove, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Leonard Bovaird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 28
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- (continued from previous page)in them The person who gets the ring was to be married first in his family. The person who got the button wast to be a maid or Bachelor. On Easter Sunday eggs are eaten. On May Day a large bunch of flowers is placed in front of the picture of the Blessed Virgin and renewed by fresh ones every day until May is out. On St Johns night the hill side is put on fire in his honour. On Assumption Day the people go to a holy place called Port Cille to pray This is in honour of St Columkill. On Easter Sunday is is a custom for old people to give eggs to children. Oranges are given to them also for Christmas. On May Day the children gather primroses and leave them on the doorstep or window-sill of the houses.
- Collector
- Leonard Bovaird
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
