School: Glencairn (roll number 1179)
- Location:
- Glencairn, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Dhuibhir
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- (continued from previous page)A penny or two to bury the wren". And so when they get something they divide it among themselves and go off to the neighbouring houses.
- At the last Sunday of shrove all eligible men and girls who did not get settles down during shrove it was an old custom to chalk them. About 30 years ago they used to put up a turnip and carve out a face. Some people used wait up all night watching the chalkers. For men the chalkers used to tar a woman's head on a pier of their gate and the initials of the person it is intended for on the other pier.
- Informant
- Mrs O' Neill
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Glencairn, Co. Waterford