School: Rathwire (C.) (roll number 8416)

Location:
Rathwire, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs. Caffrey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 420

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  1. There are various customs connected with Easter Sunday, children go around gathering eggs. These are called "cludoges".
    On Good Friday the eggs that are laid are marked with soot in the form of a cross. These eggs are eaten first on Easter Sunday morning. On that day children eat a lot of eggs.
    There are chocolate eggs with little ornaments of chickens on them in the shop windows. Children buy these eggs as they are to be only got at Easter.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Allen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curristown, Co. Westmeath