School: St Columkille's, Aughnacliffe (roll number 14220)
- Location:
- Aghnacliff, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Eoghan Mac Aodha
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"Shrove Tuesday" there is an old custom to make pancakes and have them for the supper. "Easter Sunday" the children light bonfires in the field and they eat their "Cludóg" there. It was a custom a few years ago that the woman of the house would give three or four eggs to children for their "Cludóg". The children bring out saucepans to boil the eggs in, and they also bring out knives and spoons. On "Holy Thursday" it is a custom to get your hair cut. It is said if you get your hair cut on that day you won't have a pain in your head for the whole year. On the twenty-first of June the young men light(continues on next page)- Collector
- Peggy Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cleenrah, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Michael Moore
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Cleenrah, Co. Longford