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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn

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Callan, Co. Kilkenny
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An Mháthair M. Síle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0853, Page 354

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  1. Old Customs

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    On May Day the people used to put out branches of young beech trees nailed on the wall over the door to keep away the fairies.
    An old custom was kept at Christmas, the windows and streets are decorated with coloured papers and tinsel and sprays of holly, there are three huge coloured lighted candles placed in each window to represent the Trinity.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Liathán
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baunta, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Earle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Callan, Co. Kilkenny

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    If you rise at dawn and go to the Abbey Well and hop around it three times without stopping then
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