School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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- (continued from previous page)run away with you.
- Never eat meat on St. Stephen's Day and you will never take any fever. It is also a great day for going hunting the wren.
The Mummers come round about Christmas time. They make up old suits out of all sorts of rags and they come to wish the people all good luck at Christmas and every house gives them money.
Smut Sunday is the first Sunday in Lent. It is so called because it is supposed that all the boys and girls who did not get married before Lent have a great smut or sulky face on them.
On St. Brigid's Eve if there is a Brigid in the house she goes out and gathers a bundle of rushes. Then(continues on next page) - Collector
- Winnie Harkin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymore Lower, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- J. Harkin
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Ballymore Lower, Co. Donegal
