School: Matehy, Inniscarra
- Location:
- Saint Ann's Hill, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Conchobhar Ó Liatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0347, Page 436
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- (continued from previous page)at tea time and the main idea is to get the ring which suggests early marriage. The pea is supposed to bring poverty; the rag is an indication that the receipant[?] will finish up as a tramp and the stick entitles the receiver to exercise stern authority over his or her spouse later on.
Even very poor people manage to secure a barmbrack however small, which means a busy time for our local baker.The Epiphany.Otherwise known a the Twelfth Night when the woman of the house is expected to show hospitality to her own and neighbouring menfolk who sometimes mutter[?]
Nodaig na mban
Nodlaig gan mhaith
- Collector
- Conchobhar Ó Liatháin
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
