School: Moate or Moyvoughley (?)
- Location:
- Moate, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: -
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0745, Page 129
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- (continued from previous page)and take it as a lucky sign.
- 1. If a person came to the door whom they did not see for a long time they would run and fetch a green rush to give them welcome.
2. On the first of May they a small bush called a "May Tree" was decorated at the threshold of the door.
3. On Saint Stephen's night dances were held and the "wren boys went out to gather money.
4. On Twelth Night people burned twelve candles in rushes
5. On "St. Patrick's day" they would do what they called Drowning the Shamrock.
6. On "Hallow Eve" they would go out and take gates and other farm implements.
7. On the first of February they would go round gathering money for the "Dreoilín"
