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School: Kilmeedy (B.) (roll number 7161)

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Kilmeedy, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
John O'Grady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0496, Page 207

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    When Ash Wednesday would come the people goes to the Chapel for holy ashes
    On St Patrick's Day the people does be busy looking for Shamrocks
    Easter Saturday morning the people goes to the Chapel for Easter water and
    May eve the people shakes holy water aroung the four corners of the land, and the fields and the crops and all the animals to keep the puiseog.
    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
    James Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bellville, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Pat Delee
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    95