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School: Abbeylara

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Abbeylara, Co. Longford
Teacher:
John O' Meara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 0667

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  1. Festival Customs

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    On St. Patrick's Day the people have the custom of wearing the shamrock in honour of St. Patrick.
    On St. Brigid's Day the people in some parts of the country make crosses of rushes and put them over the doors in their houses. These crosses are called St. Brigid's Crosses.
    Shrove Tuesday is called Pancake Tuesday because on that day the people eat a lot of pancakes.
    On Good Friday the people go round bare-footed. It is said that if you do this you will not have a cold for the rest of the year.
    On Easter Sunday the people eat a lot of eggs. Some people get up early on Easter Sunday to see the sun dancing.
    On the first of May the people put a stick in the ground and tie bunches of primroses and whitethorn.
    On Hallow Eve night the people put some
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary A. O' Meara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Abbeylara, Co. Longford