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School: Baile Máirtín, Muine Beag

Location:
Ballymartin, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Bean an Bhreathnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 641

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  1. Festival Customs (continued)

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    On St. Patrick's Day, the people wear Shamrock and a St. Patrick's badge.
    Shrove Tuesday night is the feast of the pan-cakes.
    On Ash wednesday the people go to the Chapel and get blessed Ashes
    The people keep Good Friday's eggs until Easter Sunday.
    On May day they put up a bush and put primroses on it.
    On St. Martin's day, the people kill a chicken and spill the blood inside and outside the house to keep away sickness because St. martin died a Martyrs death. On Hallow E'en the children get three saucers and put clay on one, a ring on another, and water on the other. Then one person is blindfolded and if he leaves his hand on the water he will go across the sea, if he leaves his hand on the clay he will go down in the grave and if he leaves his hand on the ring he will be married. They also make a cake put a ring in it and who ever gets the ring will be married the first.
    The bells rung on New years Eve in all the big towns.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ballymartin, Co. Carlow