School: Drumcrave
- Location:
- Drumcrauve, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
![The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 307](https://doras.gaois.ie/cbes/CBES_0975%2FCBES_0975_307.jpg?width=1600&quality=85)
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 307
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Drumcrave
- XML Page 307
- XML “Festival Customs”
- XML “Festival Customs”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- (continued from previous page)a green sod should be out on the child.
Long ago there used to be fun fairs during May. In our district the fun fair was held on the "Market Square". The people used to erect swinging boats to please the children. The children used to select a "May Queen". In our district some people decorate their front doors with primroses, voilets, and blue-bells.
At Halloweve the boys, and grown - up men go from house to house begging money and nuts. The women make boxty and apple cakes. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Sean Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cavan, Co. Cavan