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School: Monart (roll number 15741)

Location:
Monart East, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Elionóir, Bean Úi Fhuidhleach
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  1. Old Customs

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    Old Customs.
    There are a lot of old customs such as keeping Christmas day in remembrance of birth of Our Lord.
    On St. Stephens Day some men dress up and hunt for wrens; they go to houses and the people give them money.
    On Shrove Tuesday we eat pancakes.
    We eat a lot of eggs at Easter.
    Name Victor Gainfort.
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    Victor Gainfort
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  2. Old Customs

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    On the sixth of January people burn the holly that they had decorating their house for Christmas.
    On Shrove Tuesday it is a custom to make pancakes.
    On St. Patrick's Day it is a custom to wear shamrock.
    On Easter Saturday some people go around to houses and ask for eggs and they call them Easter eggs.
    On Halloween people have collcannon for their dinner and they put something in it. money
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