School: Bigwood, Mullinavat (roll number 2961)
- Location:
- Rathnasmolagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Briain
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- St Brigids dayPeople hang a ribbon on the back of the door on the night before St Brigids day and if anyone get a pain in their head he or she should tie the ribbon around their head and the pain will be cured.Shrove TuesdayShrove Tuesday night is also called "Pancake night" On that night pancakes are made of anything that is not used during LentMay-dayThe night before the first of May children get a bush and dress it with ribbons papers and flowers and call it the "May Bush"St John's dayA bonfire is lighted and when the fire is quenched the people get some of the ashes and put it on their cropsSt Martins day - a mill is not supposed to work because St Martin was ground in a mill on that day.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Byrne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballincrea, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Annie Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballincrea, Co. Kilkenny