School: Loch an Toirc (roll number 9584)
- Location:
- Loughatorick South, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhuirgheasa
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They also play music and have dances on St. Patricks day. - Long ago people had a lot of old festival customs. Some of them are still going on. On Saint Patricks day every body plucks a little bunch of shamrock to put in their coat for to honour Saint Patrick. Another custom for Easter Sunday is that everybody eats a lot of eggs. And the children buy Easter eggs. Saint Stephens day has another custom for it self. On St Stephens day all the young boys gather from(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Gildea
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Toorleitra, Co. Galway