School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- XML “St Martin's Day”
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- XML “St Patrick's Day”
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- Before St. Martin's Day in every house something is killed. Most people kill a goose. They spill some of the blood.
- Collector
- Seán Máirtín Caoigín Ó hOistín
- Gender
- Male
- On November Night the fairies destroy the black-berries and from that out no one eats the black-berries. The boys of the village pull heads of cabbage and go around striking the doors with them.
- Collector
- Seán Máirtín Caoigín Ó hOistín
- Gender
- Male
- St. Patrick told every man to drink a glass of whiskey to celebrate bun [?](continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Máirtín Caoigín Ó hOistín
- Gender
- Male