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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Nenagh

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Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
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An tSr. Seanán
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    Festival Customs. 22-12-'37
    1. To bake a cake on November night and to hit it against the front door, and to say, "May this keep hunger away for the next twelve months.
    2. To buy fowl on the feast of St. Martin and to sprinkle the four corners of the house with the blood. It is supposed to keep sickness away.
    3 Not to eat meat on St. Stephen's day. This is supposed to keep sickness away also.
    4. To sprinkle the fields with Easter Water on May day to keep diseases away from the cattle.
    5. To go to St. Johns's well on his feast day, and to light a bonfire also.
    6. To go to St. Coolan's well on his feast day.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Cudville, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr John Maher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Occupation
    Shop assistant
    Address
    Ashe Road, Co. Tipperary