School: Urbal (roll number 13874)
- Location:
- An tIorball, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: Gerald Kelliher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 490
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- Francis Rynn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gréach na Fearna, Co. Liatroma
- Informant
- Owen Rynn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Gréach na Fearna, Co. Liatroma
- Shrove Tuesday: It was a custom (where there was a marriageable girl in the house who did not get married during Shrove) Seraft) to kill a hen for dinner on Shrove Tuesday.Whit Sunday: A person born on that day will be ostinate and bad-tempered. The old people would not let you near a river or a lake on Whit. Sunday for fear of a drowning.St. Martin's Day: Blood of some animal is spilled in honour of St. Martin. The old people used kill a fowl (many still do) for the fest of St. Martins.(continues on next page)
