School: Currach Saileach (roll number 13800)
- Location:
- Curraghsallagh, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Séamus Mag Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0243, Page 104
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- On Stephen's day all the boys under sixteen in this district go out gathering money. They dress in old clothes and in woman's clothes. Their faces are blackened with soot and false faces so they are not known. They bring fflutes with them and play tunes. They buy a football for the money.
On Christmas Eve night, Christmas night and the 6th of January people light candles in every window. On New Year's day people do not like to throw out water or put out ashes. They believe that money should not be given out that day or the floor swept. On Shrove Tuesday they eat pancakes. Up to lately the first Friday of Lent was called "Salting Friday" locally. The boys throw salt on the girls who did not get married to preserve them until the next year.
On Good Friday people start sowing but not ploughing. It is considered a lucky day to begin sowing, but unlucky to plough.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Towey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonargid, Co. Roscommon
