School: Lusk (B.) (roll number 718)
- Location:
- Lusca, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
- Teacher: L. Ó Duinn
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- (continued from previous page)recite the rosary. Nowadays it is the custom to sing and dance round it.
Easter eggs.
It is customary to see some children going around on Easter Saturday collecting eggs which they boil on Easter Sunday. - There are many old sayings used by the Irish people such as "A stitch in time saves nine" This is said because if you don't mend a tear when it is small, it soon gets much bigger and needs more stitches.
"A shut mouth makes a wise head" Because people with too much to say very often get into trouble.
"Too many cooks spoil the broth" This is said because when there are too many doing anything everyone wants to have their own(continues on next page)- Collector
- J. Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Patrick Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lusca, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath