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School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)

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Blennerville, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 494

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    ninth of Sept. The day before the feast everybody draws the blood, by killing a goose, a hen, or a turkey, but in olden times it was a calf or a sheep they used to kill.
    St Martins Day. St Martins day falls on the eleventh of Nov. and everybody honours the Saint in some way by killing a goose or a turkey. They honour him the same way as they honiouyr St. Micheal.
    Hallow E'en Hallow E'en is the short way for saying November night. On that night everybody has great feasting, with a different kinds of nuts and apples and plenty of other things. They have a cake with different things in it, such as a stick a piece of cloth, a ring a bean.
    Twelve Days of Christmas. The twelve days of Christmas are twelve feast days. The houses are
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    History Edit
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eily Breen
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Peter Breen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Ballydunlea, Co. Kerry