School: Cnoc Cairn, Imleach Iubhair (roll number 10731)
- Location:
- Knockcarron, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Dúthaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0512, Page 436
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- (continued from previous page)Shrove:
"Matches" were made (described elsewhere in this book)
Ash Wednesday:
Everybody wears a spot of ashes on the forehead. In former times, the fast on that day was very severe.
"Black" Sunday
Youths collect in groups at the church-gate each armed with a piece of chalk. Unmarried people were "chalked" and held up to ridicule for the whole congregation.
Easter Saturday
On this day little children generally go from farmer's house to farmer's house, as they say, "gathering eggs" in preparation for Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday
At three am on this morning the sun is believed to dance with joy at Our Lord's Resurrection. This is believed to be the hour, Mary Magdalen visited the Tomb. Having eaten a lot of eggs for breakfast, children go out into a corner of a field for a "feast". They boil eggs and eat them in large quantities.
May Day
On May Eve no old person will go out at night fearing to meet the "Good People". If you go into a farmer's pump for water, the farmer will refuse.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Thomas Duhig
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Emly, Co. Tipperary
