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School: Swords (B.) (roll number 755)

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Swords, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
A. Hamill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0788, Page 161

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    Festival Customs
    new year.
    People generally give them money. Sometimes they distribute the money among the crowd and sometimes they a party.
    On St. Patrick's day, people wear a piece of Shamrock in honour of St. Patrick. On Shrove Tuesday people long ago used to fast during lent and the people ate pancakes on that day, as this was the last good meal they got until the seven weeks of lent were up. On ash-wednesday people go to Church for blessed ashes to remind us that were made from dust and that we would retun to dust. On Easter- Sunday people eat eggs in honour of the resurrection of Our Lord. On May-day
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Gannon
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Swords, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Margaret Gannon
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    47
    Address
    Swords, Co. Dublin