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School: Lanesboro (roll number 13320)

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Lanesborough, Co. Longford
Teacher:
E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 114

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    dancing with joy. Most of the people send present's of eggs to their friends for Easter Sunday. May day is the first day of Summer, and usually a very nice day. All the people around here put up maypoles about their houses. Some put them over their doors, and others put them on a very long stick in a manure heap.
    The feast of St Peter and Paul it is a great feast. All the faithful observe this feast in this district. The feast of the Assumption is on the 15th of August and is the greatest feast that is observed around here. It is called Lady day. St Martins feast is the 29th of September and people observe it by killing fowl and sprinkling the four corners of the house with the blood in remembrance of the holy innocents. The 12th night is the last night of Xmas in
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Phyllis Mc Crann
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lanesborough, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr Michael Kilcline
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    25
    Address
    Lanesborough, Co. Longford