School: Johnstown (roll number 877)
- Location:
- Johnstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Miss H.C. Hickie
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Plenty of eggs were eaten on Easter Sunday. A man named Jack Darcy, well known in the neighbourhood used to eat 21 eggs at breakfast on Easter Sunday.
Mugs were used before cups came into use.
Eggs were distributed lavishly by those who had them to such as had not and that custom has survived yet.
The poorer class youngsters and travelling folk also call at the houses asking for a "clúdác" which consists of any kind of alms, clothes, food, eggs, etc.
The sun is supposed to dance or cut some sort of capers in the sky on Easter Sunday morning in honour of the Resurection. I remember as a child getting up to see it but I cannot recall having seen anything unusual.
