School: Ballyrahan, Tinahely
- Location:
- Baile an Ráithín, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Mheachair
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- People make pancakes on Shrove Tuesday night. It is called pancake night. Long ago children used to go around on Easter Saturday with a basket looking for eggs. They used to go to every house in the district and the people used to give them eggs. The people would not give milk or matches to anyone on May Day. They would not throw out ashes either, because they said it would take all the luck out of the house
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- Baile an Ráithín, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- The people make pan cakes on Shrove Tuesday. (2) The people say that if you met a red-haired girl the first of May you would not have a bit of luck for the rest of that year.The boys go around on St. Stephens day trying to catch the wren. The words the boys say are "The wren the wren the king of all birds(continues on next page)
