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

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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  1. During all the feasts of the year there are different customs. During the twelve days of Christmas people have great feasting. On Christmas night nearly all the people in the Parish 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 from them during Lent.
    During Shrove-tide people generally got married and on Shrove-Tuesday people make pan-
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Rogerson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreen, Co. Galway