School: Ardgroom (roll number 12261)
- Location:
- Dhá Dhrom, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: R. Ó Hurdail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0276, Page 416
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- (continued from previous page)clothes and carry big wren bushes decorated with holly and wren paper.
All the old people go wakling New years night after supper.
Long ago before eating their supper the man of the house used to get up from the table and used take hold of a big cake which was made for that night. He used go to the door and strike the cake against the door three times. While doing this he used say these words.
Fograimh an gorta go tir na dTurgach go bhlian o anocht feín go fireanach.
Then they used all gather around it and used eat it.
- Collector
- Anna Kelleher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bun Sceilige, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Timothy Kelleher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bun Sceilige, Co. Chorcaí
