School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)
- Location:
- Eachroim, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0400
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- (continued from previous page)that have friends in America, England, and other foreign countries, send them shamrock to wear for that day.The people used to celebrate Saint Patrick's day by drinking to wet the shamrock. They would go to the public house, and stay drinking until they would get drunk. This custom is not practised now in this district.(Betty Carthy, Northbrook)
- On St. Stephen's day, it is a usual custom for the boys to go around from house to house gathering money to help to bury the wren. They carry the wren with them in a little box decorated with ivy and holly.Those boys would be(continues on next page)
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- Philomena Minton
- Gender
- Female
