School: Inishcaltra
- Location:
- Cappaduff, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Énrí Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0589, Page 047
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- (continued from previous page)moon after the 21st March. Chalk Sunday is the Sunday after Shrove-Tuesday. On that day people chalk al marriagable people who were not married during shrove. The first of April is caled "Fools Day". On that day people fool people. On May Eve people stick quickbeam. On May Day nobody redens the clay. Long ago people used to drive their cattle across Bowriver and in doing this they believed their cattle would be free from all diseases for the rest of that year. The 24th June is St. John's Day. People light fires on that night. The 29th June is St Peters and Pauls Day/ The 15th July is called St. Sweeden's Day. It is said that if it rains on this day it will rain for forty days and forty nights. The 15th August is Our Lady's Day. People don't go out boating or don't save hay. On November Eve people go out after "Jackie he Lantren."
The 11th November is St. Martins Day.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maura Cleary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloontymweenagh, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mr Michael Cleary
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloontymweenagh, Co. Clare
