School: Rosmead (roll number 7212)
- Location:
- Cavestown and Rosmead, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: E. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0726, Page 146
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- (continued from previous page)Money we want and money we crave, If you don't give us that you may go to the grave,
A bottle of bass,
A bottle of beer,
A happy Christmas and a merry new year."
There is money gathered at all the houses. One man gather's the money and when they are finished they divide the money between themselves. The boys go to the shops and buy toys for the money.On shrove Tuesday we eat pancakes that night and a ring is put in some of the pancakes and who ever get's the ring will be married before a year.On May day the people put up a May bush and dance around it. On Easter Monday we have a fire out in the field and we eat eggs on that day.
On hallow Eve night we play all sorts of games in the houses and the men go out and play tricks out side tying asses to doors(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Gaffney
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Gaffney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Clonarney, Co. Westmeath
