School: Billis

Location:
Billis, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
R. Binéid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1006, Page 347

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1006, Page 347

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  1. XML School: Billis
  2. XML Page 347
  3. XML “The Care of Feet”
  4. XML “The Lore of Certain Days”
  5. XML “Feast Customs”

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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
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  2. Sometimes the people wear paper harps on their breasts.
    People dress themselves in old clothes on St. Stephen's day and go about from house to house, asking for pennies to bury the wren. They play music, and dance and sing songs.
    Pancakes are made on Shrove Tuesday
    People go to church on Good Friday. The Lord was crucified on Good Friday.
    People sit up on New Year's night, and they ring
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