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School: Coradh Chaitlín (C.)

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Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Eibhlin, Bean Mhic Conmara
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    sticks and put them across eachother and tied them with cord . Then they stuck them on the roof .They had another custom on St.Martin's day .On that day no one would knit or put a horse under a car or do any work which was going round.The reason they did not do these things was because St.martin was killed in a mill.
    When the old people were sowing onions they sowed them on the shortest days and pulled them on the longest days.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr M. Mc Namara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrownakilly, Co. Clare