School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown
- Location:
- Cill Mogeanna, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: C. Ó Hurdail
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- On May Day, people put up May-bushes with all sorts of colour on them.
On St John's Day, a pattern is held at St John's Well.
- On St John's Night, bonfires are lighted.
- Collector
- John Forde
- Gender
- Male
- On Ash Wednesday, in olden times, people drank their tea without any sugar or milk & they used no butter on their bread.
- Hallowe'en night is called Colcannon Night too, as we eat Calcannon for our supper.
- On St Patk's Day, it is the custom for everyone to wear Shamrock. On Shrove Tuesday Night, we have nut-cracking.
