School: Moys (roll number 10837)
- Location:
- Moy Otra, Co. Monaghan
- Teachers: P. Dawson C. Mac an Ghirr
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- Tongs over cradle to prevent wicked Gods from stealing baby.
Give nothing away on New Year's Day.
People used to plant as much as possible on St. Patricks day. Anything that had a root was sure to grow.
Rake out ashes on All Souls' night.
Many allege they saw track of foot thereon next morning.
Some put on a good fire on that night, and put bread on the table. - Wakes - Clay pipes and tobacco.
Razor dead man shaved with always given to man who shaves him.
Any tobacco left is thrown out - considered unlucky to keep it. - Games at Wakes - Buttony ButtonyThose in the game sit in a line with their hands joined. One has button in his joined hands and he goes round and puts it into somebody's hand and no one knows who. Then he asks some player who has the button, and if the guess is wrong, the person guessed can put some penalty on the guesser and this continues till the button is found and the correct guesser starts all over again