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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Droichead na Banndan (roll number 5257)

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Bandon, Co. Cork
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An tSr. Pádraig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0314, Page 124

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    Long ago on St. Patrick's morning the father of every household used to burn a hazel stick in the fire and then make a cross on the left shoulder of every one of the family before they went to Mass. Then the hazel stick was put up in the rafters and kept there until they would be setting the geese-eggs and then they used to make a cross on every egg
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
        1. Cromwell (~315)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peig Ní Cobhthaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Enniskean, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Brighid, Bean Ní Cobhthaigh
    Gender
    Female