School: Sruth Nua
- Location:
- Ardnacally, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás de Brún
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Feasts of the year
On St. Patrick's Day the people wear shamrock. They drown the shamrocks by drinking intoxicating drink.
On May day people do not put out ashes or give away any milk.
People say if you wash your face in the dew on May day before the sun gets up you will not get sun-burned for the year
On April fool's day people play tricks on other people.
On Christmas Night children hang up their stockings over the fire-place or on the post of the bed A man called Santa Claus is supposed to fill their stockings with(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bernard Niland
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newbrook, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Margaret Niland
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Newbrook, Co. Mayo