School: Baile Rua (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Ballyroe, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Crosáin
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- (continued from previous page)with = (illustration)Kerr pinks are the best potatoes that grow around here and they are the nicest potatoe to eat. There are no wooden ploughs now they are all iron ploughs. I got those from my father
- I have heard of many customs in my district and here are some of them.
On St Stephen's day a crowd of boys father together and go around the country gathering money. At night when they have alot of money gathered they would buy a barrle of porter and loaves of bread and a few pots of jam. Then they would go into a house and have a big feast.
This is another great custom around my district. In shrove when people are getting married the people gives a big feast and invites all the neighbors to the feast. The boys also make a big fire in the middle of the village straw boys also go to the house(continues on next page) - Collector
- Matt Geraghty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Williamstown, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mr Geraghty
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Williamstown, Co. Galway
