School: Achadh na Garron (Aughnagarron) (roll number 5603)
- Location:
- Aghnagarron, Co. Longford
- Teacher: -
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 349
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- (continued from previous page)Easter Sunday is also a great feast day especially with the children. The children of this district give a pic-nic out in the fields. First they light a fire, then they boil eggs and make tea.
Each child brings their own eggs and these are called "Cludoges".
On "May Day" the children cut a branch from the sloe-bush. Then they get primroses and blue-bells and they tie them in little bunches with little bits of coloured strings on the sloe-bush.
Hallow-Een is also a good night because there are all sorts of games played and there are also sweet cakes made.
- Easter Sunday is one of the greatest feats of the year.
It is kept in the commeration of Our Lord's rising from the dead.
It is one of the greatest feasts for children for eating eggs.
The poor children, and men, and women, go from house to house(continues on next page) - Collector
- Kathleen Donohoe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynacross, Co. Longford
