School: Glenderry (roll number 10403)
- Location:
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Gleathbhúir
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- (continued from previous page)turned into wine. On St. Brigid's day people go around with a "Biddy" looking for pennies. The "Biddy" is made of a stick and a mangold for a head.
On November night we get beans and put them into the ashes and if the two beans one owned by a girl and another by a boy will come together there will be a marriage in the story and if not there will be no marriage. Then they get apples and put them in a cord and hand them from some rafter of a hosue. These they try to catch with their mouth. The first day of the year which is called New Year's day people get up very(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Gaynor
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Thomas Gaynor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
