School: Ráth na Loch (C.), Fearann Fuar (roll number 17000)
- Location:
- Ranalough, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 118
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Good Friday
On this day people plant a number of crops because there is an old tradition that anything set on Good Friday is sure to grow. The women always gather and store all eggs on Good Friday as there is a belief that there is a cure in such eggs for several diseases or sores.
Easter Sunday
People eat a great number of eggs on this day as it is supposed that they are blessed. They also rise early on this morning to see the sun and moon dancing.
They believe the little verse--
"On Easter Sunday morning a great sight you will see,
The sun and moon dancing in honour of me".
May Day -
People generally bring in some branches as white thorn or the Summer tree on May Eve as they are supposed to bring luck. On that morning certain people went round into other people's land barefooted and it is said by doing this they took the milk and butter of those people for the year.
Girls walk out on May morning and get(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora Butler
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ranalough, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Tom Butler
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Ranalough, Co. Kerry
