School: Fothanach (roll number 7980)
- Location:
- Fohanagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0043, Page 0093
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- 1. On the second of February people make candles of rushers. They dip them in grease to make them light. The people light them before they say the Rosary to leave them lighting during the devotions. Each person claims one for himself. The people believe that as the candles die out the person claiming the candle will die in the same order.
Long ago people made crosses on Saint Brigid's Way. They plaited straw around them in honour of the Saint. It was counted lucky to do this.2. On Christmas eve holly is put up over the pictures. The old people say that if you throw out holly before twelfth day the fairies would stop in your house for a long time. If a person [?] a place where there is a [?] being built he usually brings [?] along from the place.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Brennan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doon Lower, Co. Galway
- Collector
- John Kenny
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Callow, Co. Galway
- Collector
- Martin Kenny
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Callow, Co. Galway
- Collector
- Rita Glynn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballydoogan, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs Brennan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doon Lower, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Peter Glynn
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballydoogan, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Thomas Kenny
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Callow, Co. Galway
