School: Caroreigh (roll number 6700)
- Location:
- Carrowreagh, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Séamas Ó Cellaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0883, Page 041
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- Father Murphy of Newbawn was walking along the road one day when he saw a small boy minding goats in a field. He went over to the boy and asked him did he know his prayers and he said he did'nt. The priest said he would teach him the "Our Father". The boy could not learn the first few words of this prayer and Father Murphy said he would put "Our Father" as a name on one of the goats and told the boy to know it when he came back. After about an hour the priest came again and when the boy saw him coming he cried "O Father 'Our Father' is after pucking 'Who art in'."
- Collector
- Bessie Banville
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanowle, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Davy Cosgrave
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shanowle, Co. Wexford
- This is one of the funniest parts of the year and a lot of old customs are living yet around the locality. Some of those are carried on at this time.
Colcannon is one of the special foods on this night. Another custom is snap-apple and nut-burning. A tub of water is got and a sixpence or a shilling put in the bottom. Then the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Bessie Banville
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanowle, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs Banville
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanowle, Co. Wexford
