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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 13_019

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  1. Festival Customs

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    During the feasts of the year there are different customs.
    The twelve days of Christmas people have great feasting. On Christmas night nearly all the people light candles and put them on their windows, they also decorate their houses with holly and ivy.
    Easter Sunday people eat a lot of eggs because they were fasting during Lent.
    On St Stephen's Day all the boys dress in torn clothes and have masks on their faces and they have a lot of music
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Kearney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon