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School: Leggah, Moyne (roll number 14328)

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Leggagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Francis Gallagher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0760, Page 563

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0760, Page 563

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    the appointed time all the boys and girls came laden with tea, sugar, bread, salt, eggs etc.
    A big fire was lighted. the eggs were put into a pot and placed over the fire until they were boiled. The tea was then made and all sat down on the grass and enjoyed the feast. Sometimes they finished up with a dance.
    The custom of holding a "cludog" still remains but it is confined to small children.
    An old custom on Easter Sunday morning long ago was for the young men to gather up at daybreak and go to poor persons to help to put in their crops. This was called "meiceal". Sometimes they helped two or three different parties on the same Easter Sunday
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Reynolds
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garvary, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mary Ann Reynolds
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garvary, Co. Longford