School: Tighmhanach (roll number 15715)
- Location:
- Tigh Mhanach, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Mrs E. Jordan
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- St Patrick's day falls on the 17th of March. That day all the people go to Mass and wear a shamrock in their coats in honour of St Patrick. Children wear green ribbons on their hair and little badges in their coats. The band plays. People in Ireland send a box of shamrock to their friends in other countries. On St Patrick's night there is a Céilidhe and Irish songs are sung and Irish music is played. The girls are dressed in Irish costumes.About a quarter of a mile outside Boyle there is a well and St Patrick visited it. There were two fish in it and(continues on next page)
