School: Kilgobnet (C.) (roll number 7842)
- Location:
- Kilgobnet, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Fhoghladha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0471, Page 205
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- There are different customs for different feast-days. On St Stephens Night all the men of the place went hunting the wren with big sticks. Then the young little boys of the place went from house to house gathering money. On St. Patrick's Day people usually went to town and took an extra drink of stout - they called it Patricks Pot.On Shrove Tuesday night pancakes were made - it was called Pancake Night.On May Day people would not give away milk.
The first few days of April is called Seana-Máirt. Long ago there was an old cow and she said she was alright as March was gone but April borrowed a few days from April and killed the old cow.
People eat a big number of eggs on Easter Sunday.On St John's night bon-fires were lighted. People used(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilcoolaght East, Co. Kerry
