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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 14_052

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    nights. They name houses. This is how they name the houses. They name some of the people thats in the house and leave one or two out and then they ask whose is the house. They draw strokes in the ashes that represents a person and the child that draws the strokes asks one of the rest would they have one of the strokes and then she would call them some name. Then that one would do the same thing.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáit Ní Oistín
    Gender
    Female