School: New Ross (Mercy Convent) (roll number 967)
- Location:
- New Ross, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Sr Philomena
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- (continued from previous page)St Stephen's day, On St. Stephen's day no one would work a mill or yoke horses because St. Stephen was ground in a mill and everyone goes to St Stephen's church-yard to pray for their dead friends.
St. Martin's day. On St. Martin's day our thoughts go back to the old story about St. Martin. As the story goes, on that day, long years ago, some people put a cock after it was killed, into a pot to boil and after some time the cock became alive and spoke some words which are still spoken by the cock when it crows.
St Switten's day. On St. Switten's day no fisherman attempts to(continues on next page)- Collector
- Peggie Druhan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- William Street, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr Gaffney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockmullin, Co. Wexford