School: Collon (roll number 14579)
- Location:
- Collann, Co. Lú
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0676, Page 242
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- (continued from previous page)bright and clear, two Winters in the one year."On St Brigid's Day a cross in made and hung over every outhouse. Another custom is when the people are gone to bed the man of the house get a number of garments and hides them outside for St Brigid.
After the harvest is over a dance used be held after the pulling of the flax a dance was held. Then there is pancake night or Shrove Tuesday, when every gets plenty of pancakes, but they get no more until Lent was over.
If a person stays up after nine oclock on Hallow Eve it is supposed they will see the souls walking about.
- Collector
- Peggy O' Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bóthar Dhroichead Átha, Co. Lú
