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School: Tulach Ruacháin

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Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 662

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  1. Feast Days

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    St Brigid. On St Bridgets day the people put up crosses in rememberence of St Bridget. On St. Bridgets night also the boys and girls go out in the Bridgeogs but they do not dress as good as the people long ago. St, Bridgets cross was supposed to be made in the year 795. A great many people put up St, Bridgets cross in the thatch yet.
    St, Patrick. St, Patrick's day is supposed to be a lucky. Nothing is told about St, Patrick's day only that the people put on the shamrock in honour of St, Patrick.
    Shrove Shrove Tuesday is supposed to be called by another name "salting Tuesday" because on
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Murphy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female