School: Clochar na Trócaire, Inistíomáin (roll number 16359)
- Location:
- Ennistimon, Co. Clare
- Teacher: An tSiúr Teresita
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Féilí na Bliadhna.
The principal feasts of the year are New Year's Day,Saint John's Night,Saint.Stephen's Day, Saint Martin's Day,and Saint Brigid's Day.
On Newe year's Day ,people bake a big cake ,and when it is baked ,they hit it against the wall and say "Go mbeirimid bheo an t-am seo aris"
On Saint John's Night a bon-fire is lighted and the people dance and sing around the fire.Before the fire is burned out ,the people take some of the coals home.On St Stephen's day the Wren-boys go from house to house collecting money to bury the Wren.
On St Martin's day some people kill a cock ans sprinkle the blood in the rooms of the houses.On St Brigid's Day people visit St .Brigid's well.
- Collector
- Eily Clancy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ennistimon, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs Hynes
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ennistimon, Co. Clare
