School: Cornamon (roll number 13926)
- Location:
- Cornaman, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: John Kenny
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0197, Page 510
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- Festival CustomsIn this district many feasts are observed in a special manner.
On St Brigid's night crosses are made from rushes and a cross is placed over the door of the dwelling house and of each one of the out-houses.
This is done in order to bring St. Brigid's blessing on the homes.
For weeks before Easter children are busy making "Easter Houses", structures of stones, wood and rushes.
In these houses the children boil their eggs on Easter Sunday and one tries to eat more eggs than the other.
The Bonefire Night, which falls on the 23rd. of June, causes great excitement and great anxiety is felt lest the night be wet.
Each family lights a bonfire(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nuala Kenny
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cornaman, Co. Leitrim
