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School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)

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Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0545, Page 106

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    The wren boy's go about yet in the district. they dress them selve's and go around from house to house, singing song's and dancing, when they would be finished dancing and singing the woman or man of the house would give them money. On Shrove Tuesday night people make pan cakes and eat them, on Chalk Sunday all the children buy chalk & write on people back's. On May Day morning people steal the cream from their neighbour's. On St Martins Day people kill a goose and spill the blood at the back of the door
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Clohesy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killamoyne, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Thomas Clohesy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Killamoyne, Co. Tipperary