School: Moynalty (C.)
- Location:
- Moynalty, Co. Meath
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0706, Page 139
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- (continued from previous page)the crib is erected at Christmas people often bring away a bit of straw and keep it as an emblem.
Blessed Palm is distributed on Palm Sunday to the people. The people keep it till it is withered then it is left in the cow house.
The May bush is made on the first of May. It is placed in a heap outside and the children decorate it by getting all kinds of flowers and ribbons and eggshells. When it is decorated the children carry it in procession or sometimes leave it in the ground and dance round it.
The nearest holy well is St Kieran's well at Carnaross. People go there on the first Sunday of August and bring water from it.
- Collector
- Concepta Smyth
- Gender
- Female
