School: Sraith, Magh Sheasta
- Location:
- Sragh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Gormáin
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- (continued from previous page)morning they get up about half-past four, and light the candles. They leave them lighting until about seven o'clock and then they quench them.
- Lá 'le Brighae
We have St Brigid's Day on the first of February. The people long ago used make a cross and put it on the rafter on St Brigid's night.
lá 'le Pádraigh
St Patrick's Day is the 17th March. Every person wears a shamrock in honour of St Patrick. It was an old custom to break the pipes.
Máirc na hInvae
On Shrove Tuesday the people make pancakes. They used to put a ring, a piece of timer, a thimble, a sixpence, and a piece of cloth in them.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Flannán Mac Cuirtín
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sragh, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Séamus Mac Cuirtín
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Sragh, Co. Clare
