School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)
- Location:
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 13_008
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- St Brigid's night they make wooden crosses and put them up on the rafters in honour of St Brigid.
St Patrick's day the people wear shamrock and badges on their coatbut some men wear the shamrock on their hats.
Shrove many people make matches. Two parties go to town and go in to a public house and they make the match.
Shrove Tuesday night they make pancakes and any old people that did not marry they used to carry them to a place called sgelligs and let them find their way home.
Ash Wednesday the drink their(continues on next page)
- Collector
- M. Bairéad
- Gender
- Unknown
- Informant
- Mrs T. Barrett
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry
