School: Gaile, Caisleán Mumhan (roll number 15299)

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   Church on Ash Wednesday. Young people chalk all the old bachelors and maids.

   

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2. Festival Customs

   

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   On Saint Patrick's Day people wear a shamrock and a harp. The harp is made of green and gold ribbon is put around it. Some years ago people used "to drown" the shamrock by getting drunk but drink may not be sold now according to law. Shrove begins on Little Christmas Day and ends on Ash Wednesday. On Shrove Tuesday a lot of people get married. On Ash Wednesday people go to the Church for Blessed Ashes. On Chalk Sunday boys chalk the old maids. On Good Friday the Stations of the Cross are performed in the churches. On Saint Martin's Day people kill a hen.

   

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   On the Wren's Day four or five boys or less or more get together and dress themselves up in girl's old dresses and shirts. They turn their coats inside out and they get old worn hats and stick holly in them.Some of them

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Darmody

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Gaile, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   John Darmody

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Gaile, Co. Tipperary