School: Glostremin (roll number 15441)
- Location:
- Glasdrumman, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Maire Nic an Bháird
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- Festival Customs
New Years Day It is considered lucky for a dark haired woman to bring in the new year.
May day It is a custom not to throw out ashes or water on May day. May flowers are thrown at the doors on May eve.
Whit Sunday If one went on a lake bathing of fishing it is considered unlucky/
Saint Martin's day The people kill a goose on that day and scatter the blood around the house.
Hallow eve The children duck for apples on that night.
Saint Stephens day The boys go out to mum (?) on that day, they sing and dance and gather money.
Saint Brigid's day The people hang hankerchiefs on the doors on that night and Saint Brigid blesses it.
John's eve People light bonfires and have dancing
New Year's day It is said whatever a person has on that day he will have it the whole year.
Saint Brigid's Day Long ago people made crosses of rushes and hung them in out houses and the dwelling houses.M. McGrailThomas McGrail 54
Glortermin
Gorvagh
Mohill
- Collector
- M. Mc Grail
- Gender
- Unknown
- Informant
- Thomas Mc Grail
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Glasdrumman, Co. Leitrim
