School: Gleann Doire (C.) (roll number 10404)

Location:
Glenderry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0417D, Page 06_028

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  1. There are many old customs in this place still, some of them have died away. On St Stephen's day young boys of the parish go around from house to house gathering money. They take with them a dead wren on a holly bush.
    On Easter Sunday morning people eat eggs for their breakfast. There is a rhyme made about it. One egg for a proper gentleman, two eggs for a gentleman, three eggs for a bocac, and four eggs for a proper bocac. On November
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Casey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballylongane, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    John Casey
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    71