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School: Cloncovid

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Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
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S. Savage
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 177

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  1. Feast-Day Customs

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    On St Stephen's Day boys visit the houses dressed in false-faces and skirts gathering money. It is always divided fair and sometimes drink is bought for it. Some people keep it as a day of Abstinence as St Stephen promised that everyone who would keep it would they not take the fever that year.
    On Whit Sunday and Whit Monday no one goes to fish as there is an unlucky hour during those two days. On May day no one borrows anything as it is said you would bring their luck. Some old people set a bush in the street and they are said
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnagh Upper, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Kiernan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnagh Upper, Co. Cavan