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School: Rahan (B.)

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Rahan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
L. Ó Reannacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 244

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    Shrove Tuesday falls on the day before Ash Wednesday. On that day the people make pancakes. On Ash Wednesday morning the people go to Mass and get Blessed ashes on their forehead. Some of them get blessed ashes in their prayer books and when they come home they throw it on the crops so that they might grow well.
    On Good Friday at three o' Clock the people pray for anything they want and they will get it.
    St Peter and Paul's day falls on the twenty ninth of June. On that night the people have a bonefire.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Condron
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glaskill, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    William Craven
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glaskill, Co. Offaly