School: Slane (C.) (roll number 4852)
- Location:
- Slane, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Josephine Cooney
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- (continued from previous page)of making pancakes is kept. The First Sunday of Advent is known as "Chalk Sunday", when all bachelors are marked with chalk. The 24th June is known as St. John's Night or "Bonfire Night", on which fire are lit all over the country.
The First Sunday in August has a local custom of no one should swim in the Boyne as it is supposed to receive one of its nine victims on that day. On Easter Sunday it is a custom to eat eggs. On November 2nd or All Soul's Night it is a custom not to throw out water. On October 31st or Hallow Eve, nuts are eaten and roasted with boy's' and girls' names on each nut. Boys and girls gather around the fire watching which nut will jump first. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Kathleen Rock
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Slane, Co. Meath