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School: Cluain (C.) (roll number 15443)

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Cloone, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bean Uí Sholamháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0222, Page 184

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    New Years Eve
    In this district new Years Eve is spent in preparation for New Years Day. The house is specially cleaned and all rubbish is thrown out. No ashes or dirty water is left over night in the house so that there will not be any necessity to throw anything out of the house on the first day of the New Year. If anything is kept over such as ashes or rubbish it would be considered very unlucky to let it out of the house until New Years Day is ended.
    New Years Day
    There is great notice taken of this day in this locality - first people watch for the first visitor that comes to the house. If he or she
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie J. Mitchell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killyfea, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Patrick Mitchell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Killyfea, Co. Leitrim