School: Tomena
- Location:
- Gortullaghan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Mac Uidhir
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- XML “Festival Customs - Easter Saturday and Sunday”
- XML “Festival Customs - May Day”
- XML “Whit Sunday and Whit Monday”
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- (continued from previous page)children. They light a fire in the open in which they boil a kettle of water to make tea and a can of eggs. When everything is ready they sit down and eat to their satisfaction.
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- Collector
- Brigid Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Edward Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Derryvahan, Co. Cavan
- If you go near a fire on Whit Sunday or Whit Monday you are liable to catch cold.
Because of this many people do not fish on these days.