School: Loughanvally (roll number 8363)
- Location:
- Loughanavally, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs. O'Connor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0742, Page 306
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- On Easter Sunday the sun dances with joy at the Resurrection of Our Lord. Everyone eats the Good Friday eggs for their breakfast.
- It is very lucky to cut or wash your hair on Good Friday but a man should never shave as it is unlucky to draw blood on that day. You should never shave, cut hair or your nails on a Sunday for
"Sunday cut hair or Sunday cut horn
Twere better for that man he never was born". - St John's day falls on the twenty first of June. People gather furze bushes and sticks and light a bonfire. Then they dance and sing all around the fire.
