School: Áth Treasna (B.) (roll number 11236)
- Location:
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Dálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 263
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- (continued from previous page)some people get up very early to see the sun dancing. On that morning the people eat as many eggs as they can.
On May-day the people shake Holy Water on their cows and on their land. It is said that it is not right to sit on the grass on that day because you would get a "fairy stroke"
The sixth of May is called Dromtarriffe Well Day. On that day the people go to Dromtarriffe well and pay rounds there.
The twenty third of June is called Saint John's Day
It is an old custom to light a fire on that night. This night is called "Bon-fire Night"
The twenty ninth of September is called Michaelmas Day.
On that day every house-hold try to have a young goose for dinner
The 31st October is called Hallow Eve. There is a candle(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jeremiah Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Copsefield, Co. Cork
