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School: Cor na Fola (B.) (roll number 1607)

Location:
Cornafulla, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Liam Ó Hannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271, Page 032

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    by the priest. On Good Friday the people say the rosary at three o'clock in honour of our Saviour. On Easter Sunday everybody eats two or three eggs. On May Day every house makes a May bush. The children of the house's go out into the fields and gather flowers. then they get a furze and tie the flowers to it.
    On Hallow Eve the people play games. They put an apple in a bath of water and they duck for it. They also eat nuts.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ed Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crannagh, Co. Roscommon