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School: Goirtín

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Gorteen, Co. Galway
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Máiréad Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0078, Page 252

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  1. Feasts of the Year

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    There is a large number of feasts in the year. St. Brigid's Day, Chalk Sunday, Shrove Tuesday, Easter Sunday, May Day, St.Martin's Day, St. John's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Lent, Ash Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Whit Sunday, Whit Monday, St. Peter and Paul's Day, Lady Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Twelfth Day and Corpus Christi.
    St. Brigid's Day.
    The young people dress in white and put masks on their faces. They go around from house to house to collect money, mostly for fun they do it.
    Chalk Sunday.
    On chalk Sunday the people get chalk and put it on the backs of those who should be married and are not.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mollie Mannion
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Temple, Co. Galway

  2. Feasts of the Year

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    Shrove Tuesday
    On Shrove Tuesday the people make pancakes.
    Easter Sunday.
    The people eat a number of eggs that day.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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