School: St John of God Convent, Rathdowney (roll number 16203)
- Location:
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- Teacher: The Sisters
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- When the potatoes were all dug and in the pits we would have what was called "A grating night". A Michael-mas goose, would be killed and selected potatoes would be grated in the raw state then squeezed and baked on a griddle. Starch would also be made from potatoes on May Day.
- On St Patrick's Day we would all have Patrick's Crosses and my father would blacken a sally rod and mark the Sign of the Cross on our shoulders with it on.
- On certain feasts my mother would make the round of Stations of the Cross in the ruins of a church that(continues on next page)