School: Dún Mór (cailíní)

Location:
Dunmore, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eibhlín Halliday
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0037, Page 0051

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  1. Feast Day Customs
    The night of Shrove Tuesday is called "Pan-cake Night". Even in the humblest home there is a little feast and the great treat is pancakes.
    On Easter Sunday it is the custom that every member of a family eats two eggs and more even if they are able.
    On St. John's night there is a bon-fire lighted in every village. Children go from house to house on that evening and get a bag of turf in each. When work is over the fire is lighted - usually at a cross-roads or on a hill - and all the village folk - men, women, boys, girls and children gather round it and sing songs and dance. When departing they take coals from it and throw them into
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      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ni Ailledéa
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Address
    Dunmore, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Robinson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Address
    Killimor, Co. Galway