School: Cill Mháille (C.), Inis (roll number 14469)
- Location:
- Kilmaley, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Nóra Ní Asaoid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0608, Page 360
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pancakes.Young people put a ring ,a stick and a rag in them which signifies to the finder a marriage an old maid or a nun.
On Good Friday the people of this locality visit the Church and perform the "Way of the Cross"They either perform them in public with a priest or in private.On Good Friday the sun never shines clearly.Every four minutes it is clouded.
On Easter Sunday morning the Easter Water is blessed and people take some of it to their homes which they sprinkle on the crops and cattle.Some people believe if they keep some of the Easter water each year for seven years and mix them together a great virtue is achieved.Easter Water is used with great veneration in case of sickness. In some Churches Blessed Fire is also distributed as a safeguard against burnings.
On Easter Sunday morning the sun is supposed to dance when rising and many people arise early to see it. If it looks bright and clear(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lelia Falvey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmaley, Co. Clare
- Informant
- John Falvey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilmaley, Co. Clare
