School: Moyne (B.) (roll number 13989)
- Location:
- Moyne, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Francis Doyle
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- The following was told me by Paddy Donnohoe:-
To all the Irish people even now-a-days but more so back twenty years ago Easter meant "a good feed of eggs".
I often heard my father telling that when he was a wee gassoon running about barelegged along with the other youngsters they would "put in" as they used to say to be asked to "gugger" praties to their neighbour's house on Easter Saturday so that they would be sure to receive a few eggs as a gift for their cludóg on Easter Sunday. Here is his description of Easter Sunday custom.
We always heard that the sun danced early on Easter Sunday morning so many a time we were(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Francis Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moyne, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Patrick Donohoe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Farmullagh, Co. Longford
