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School: Monart (roll number 15741)

Location:
Monart East, Co. Wexford
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Elionóir, Bean Úi Fhuidhleach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0893, Page 150

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    Old Customs.
    There are a lot of old customs such as keeping Christmas day in remembrance of birth of Our Lord.
    On St. Stephens Day some men dress up and hunt for wrens; they go to houses and the people give them money.
    On Shrove Tuesday we eat pancakes.
    We eat a lot of eggs at Easter.
    Name Victor Gainfort.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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