School: Castletown
- Location:
- Castletown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Owen Maguire
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- (continued from previous page)the twelve months of the year. If there are wet the twelve months of the year will be wet. It is said that if St Swithens day is wet it will rain for fity days it.
- It is said what ever way you act on New Year's day you will act the same way the whole year. If you get a present of money on Hansel Money you will be getting money the whole year. You should never give away money on that day.
It is a custom to make pan-cakes on Shrove Tuesday.
On Ash-Wednesday ash-bags are tied on peoples backs as a joke.
You should not talk on Good Friday from twelve to three. It is said that that was the time our Lord was crucified.
People get up early on Easter Sunday morning to see the sun dancing. We also make an Easter fire durning the day and all goes to it and brings some(continues on next page) - Collector
- Dan Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Dan Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 37
- Address
- Castletown, Co. Meath
