School: Bilboa (roll number 11331)
- Location:
- Bilboa, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Muriel Collier
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 164
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- (continued from previous page)custom to wear a piece of shamrock on St. Patrick's Day.
It is the custom to eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.
Ash Wednesday is always kept as a fast day.
Good Friday is also another fast day
It is the custom to eat easter eggs at Easter.
On May Day it is the custom to decorate a bush with egg shells and ribbons. This is called a May bush.
On Michaelmas Day it is the custom to eat goose.
Nuts and apples are eaten at Hallowe'en. Games peculiar to Hallowe'en are played and there is always a barm-brack for tea which contains a ring. Whoever gets the ring in his slice will be married first it is said.
The following are games peculiar to Hallows Eve.
An apple is suspended by a cord from the ceiling and each of the players try to catch it in his mouth(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Samuel Duckett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bilboa, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mr Isaac Wilson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Bilboa, Co. Laois
