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School: Meelick (roll number 14592)

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Meelick, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Gearóid Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0240, Page 354

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    called "Pancake Tuesday". Good Friday is considered lucky for sowing crops, and on Easter Sunday everybody eats eggs. On May Day many strange customs are observed. It is considered unlucky to give away milk or to allow fire to be brought out of the house on that day. St. John's Eve, the 22nd June, is another Irish festival. There is usually a bonfire in honour of St. John and everybody brings a coal from the bonfire and throws it into their field so that they may have good crops. November Eve is associated with very old customs. Children duck for apples on this night. Another custom is to go into a plot of cabbage, shut your eyes, and pull a head of cabbage. This is taken home and the first person who comes in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mollie Ganly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonmaul, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Martin Ganly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonmaul, Co. Roscommon