School: Liostuathail (B.) 1.

Location:
Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Haodha
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  1. People eat a lot of boiled eggs on Easter Sunday morning because the breaking of the shell signifies the rolling back of the stone from Our Lords tomb.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. People kill a goose or other animal on Saint Martin's Day. The blood is then put in a cloth and the people hang it up on the rafters. On the next Saint Martin's Day the blood is thrown away and another goose or other animal is killed. The blood is put in a cloth and is then hung up in the rafters.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tadhg Ua Conchubhair
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry