School: Donore (roll number 6668)

Location:
Donore, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Maighréad Nic Eóin
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  1. It was an old custom for everyone who possibly could to go to the Chapel for Blessed Ashes on Ash Wednesday. They believed that their houses would not be burned if they got the Ashes. They used to bring water to have it blessed, and then they threw it on the land to prevent diseases.

    Patrick Lennon (Sgoláire)
    Sheephouse
    Drogheda
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.