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School: Páirc Árd (High Park) (roll number 11431)

Location:
Carrowgilhooly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0169, Page 206

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  1. Festival Customs

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    New Year's Day and Eve.
    If it rains and big floods rise on New Year's Eve the old people say provisions will be dear for the year. It is an old custom not to break anything,throw out anything or give away money on New Year's Day for if you do you'll be doing so for the whole of the coming year.
    The old people say you should have something back with you every time you go out on New Year's Day.
    Little Xmas.
    The old people say all the provisions would be near exhausted coming on to Little Xmas so that is how it got its name.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromard, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Miss A Gilhooly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Dromard, Co. Sligo