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School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)

Location:
Blennerville, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 495

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  1. Festival Customs (continued)

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    dressed up with holloy, and in every window there is a candle lighting.
    On New Years Eve people make pancakes and throw them against the door to keep out the hunger for the year.
    On little Christmas night at twelve o'Clock, the waters in the rivers turn to wine.
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  2. Farm Animals

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    The farm animals are cow's sheep pigs horses ponies donkeys and their young such as calves, lambs, bonhams, and foals. There are also hens and ducks turkeys geese and their young. Also the domestic animals are the dog and the cat. Every cow
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eily Breen
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Peter Breen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Ballydunlea, Co. Kerry