School: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)

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Crusheen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Bruaideadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593B, Page 08_020

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    they have parties.
    On chalk Sunday the children have great fun chalking the people who are not married during the Shrove.
    On Easter Sunday there is great feasting and rejoicing after the seven weeks of Lent .On St John's night the people light bonfires in honour of him St Patricks feast is on the 17th of March. He is the patron St of Ireland. Everybody wears a shamrock on that day in honour of St Patrick .
    St Martin's feast is on the 11th November .The people kill fowl on St Martins day in order to spill blood in
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Fhlanncaidh
    Gender
    Female