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School: Lloyd (Scoil Laoide) (roll number 15987)

Location:
Toberdan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Choibián
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0266, Page 250

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    the fairies. On May day the farmers do not till the soil or work horses. They build walls and fence and enclose fields for meadow.
    On St. Bridgets Eve crosses are still made of straw and put up over the door and in the sheds as was the custom in olden times.
    On Shrove Tuesday the day before Ash Wednesday pan-cakes are made.
    On Novembers Eve it was the custom to make cally (colcannon) and eat it. They left a plate of "cally" and a spoon in it in the cupboard for fairies to eat if they were hungry.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Barnacullen, Co. Roscommon