School: Cluain Taidhg (Clontead), Achadh Cóiste (roll number 14023)

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1. Festival Customs (continued)

   

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   All though he is little his family is great,
   Now rise up ladies and give us a "trate".
   Up with the kettle and down with the pan,
   Give us our answer and let us be off.
   They collect money and in the evening share it among themselves. Some of them keep the money and others spend it in buying apples and oranges.

   

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2. Festival Customs

   

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   Many old customs in connection with the different feasts of the year have been passed down to us from former times. An old custom in connection with New Years Eve is to put the darkest member of the household outside the door just before the midnight hour, and this person usually gets sweet cake and wine while outside the door. Then he or

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   Topics

   1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Madge Murphy

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mrs Murphy

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Coolacullig, Co. Cork