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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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    Patrick's day and the men usually celebrate this day by drinking plenty of porter and they call it ''drowning the shamrock''.
    On shrove Tuesday the people make pancakes and on Ash nsday the people go to the chaples to get holy ashes on their foreheads.
    On Easter Sunday morning the people have old custom of eating a lot of eggs. On St John's Eve the people light a bonfire and they dance around it.
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    1. events
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maree O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creeharmore, Co. Roscommon