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School: Carrigaline (C.) (roll number 13513)

Location:
Carrigaline, Co. Cork
Teachers:
Mrs O' Sullivan Mrs Tully
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0392, Page 067

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    us be off.
    All through the countryside their merry voices re-echo, as they travel on with the decorated bush over their shoulders and in fancy costumes, for miles, until about four o'clock they return home and share the little proceeds which they spend royally on sweets, fruit and prehaps cigarettes.
    On New year's morning, this old custom is practised by the inhabitants of this locality - A loaf of bread or cake is flung against the front door, whilst repeating the following words - " Anocht agus blian anocht" which would mean good luck and plenty for the coming year.
    It is still believed by some old people that it is not lucky to be up after midnight on little Christmas night, and that the water is changed into wine after this hour.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Mahony
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Hilltown, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Hilltown, Co. Cork