School: Geevagh (roll number 1213)
- Location:
- Geevagh, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Gallchobhair
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- On Saint Patrick's Day people wear shamrocks in honour of St. Patrick. On 1st February people make a cross of straw and nail it to the ceiling until that day twelve-months in honour of St. Brighid. No water is thrown out on New Year's Day.On St. Martin's Day people kill a fowl and sprinkle the blood on the jamb of the door in honour of St. Martin.
- Collector
- Maeve Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr J. Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Geevagh, Co. Sligo