School: O'Brennan, Baile Mhic Ealgóid, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Tonreagh Lower, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0444, Page 458
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- (continued from previous page)person said:
"Fograim an gorta ar na Sasanaigh
Anocht, go dtí bliain ó 'nocht
Agus an uair sin leis."
Then when people awakened in the morning the first thing did was to note the direction of the wind. If the wind were blowing from the East the foreigners "had the day" and if it blew from the West we "had the day".
The very young children of the house then went round the village and when each of them put his head inside the door of a neighbou's house he shouted in before him "My New Year's gift from ye" and he got a cut of currant bread or a penny. This was a source of great delight to the children as bread got in a neighbour's house was more appreciated than that got at home"
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