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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Dún Drongáin (roll number 7232)

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Drangan, Co. Tipperary
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Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0557, Page 086

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0557, Page 086

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  3. XML “Potatoes”
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  1. Potatoes (continued)

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    walked into ground in course of picking, are dug out by harrowing with a special harrow for the purpose.
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  2. Old Customs

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    St. Stephen's Day is the day following Christmas Day. On that day, all the young boys of the district dress in very dilapidated clothes and go around to the houses of the district begging for the wren.
    St. Patrick's Day Everyone wears Shamrock or a harp on St. Patrick's Day.
    Marriages take place on Shrove Tuesday. Pancakes are made on that night, and lots of eggs are put in them on account of the fast from eggs for Lent which follows immediately after.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine White
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathkenny, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Philip Gleeson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilvemnon, Co. Tipperary