School: Toomore (roll number 16401)
- Location:
- Toomore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás Breathnach
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The Epiphany is six held on the sixth of January. It is called the Twelfth Day. On this day there is a big dinner in every house in my district.Bridget's Day is the last day of January. On this eve which is called the 'brídeóg' night the small boys go from house to house gathering money.
They are dressed as Miss Biddy and when they come to the house they say "A penny for Miss Biddy."Patrick's Day is the seventeenth of March, the people wear(continues on next page)
