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Maighréad, Bean Uí Chinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0705, Page 174

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  1. The Festival Customs - Easter Sunday

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    It is another great feast day. It is supposed on that morning the sun dances in the sky. Everyone eats eggs for breakfast. In the evening the children used to gather together and light a fire. The used to eat the eggs with wooden spoons called "Smallcrus or spellogs" which perhaps means "spiunog
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maire Ní Gabhann
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolnahinch, Co. Meath