School: Páirc na Coille
- Location:
- Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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- (continued from previous page)gather around the fire and they sing and feast the whole day through. They eat as many eggs as they are able. The kettle and teapot and the vessels for the tea are all brought to the field. A big sweet-cake and eggs are brought also. It is supposed that the sun and moon dance early, on Easter Sunday morning. Everyone gets up early on this morning thinking to see the sun and moon dancing. It is customary to eat as many eggs as possible on that day.
- Collector
- Eileen Leyland
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Crossna, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Thomas Leyland
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Crossna, Co. Roscommon