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School: Tuairín Chathail (C.) (roll number 11181)

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Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
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Síghle Ní Shíothcháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 147

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  1. Festival Customs (continued)

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    even to the present day. Formerly the people were not allowed to eat eggs during Lent, thus they looked forward to the festival of Easter.
    In this country it is the custom in every house to boil a number of eggs on Easter Sunday morning. When the family comes to breakfast each person partakes of as many eggs as he or she wishes.
    The feast day of St. Brigid comes with the birth of the Spring. On this day all the young boys of each townland dress in coloured clothes, and go from house to house gathering money to bury St Brigid. They are called "Biddy Boys"
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hannah Herlihy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Thomas Fleming
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry