School: Boher, Bushfield. Nenagh (roll number 9190)

Location:
Boher, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Margaret A. Malone

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Easter Customs

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0538, Page 298

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In olden times Easter was a great feast. Everyone used to get up to see the sun dancing. As there used to be very strict fast in Lent the people used to eat a lot of eggs on Easter Sunday after fasting from them during the six weeks. The woman of the house used to put down a big oven of eggs for the breakfast and the young people used to vie with each other to see who would eat the greatest number of them.

Collector
Kitty Bray
Gender
female
Address
Curraghmore, Co. Tipperary
Informant
Michael O' Brien
Gender
male
Address
Curraghmore, Co. Tipperary
Language
English