School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Thurles (roll number 4068)
- Location:
- Durlas, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0552, Page 320
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- (continued from previous page)all dressed in white. “Whit Monday” is a bank holiday. All the shops are closed on that day.
- 4. In most districts, many feasts are observed, as they occur each year. On St. Stephen’s Day the boys went and sang from house to house. They got money. “Chalk Sunday” is after “Ash Wednesday”. The children buy chalk and put it on the people’s back when they were’nt married.
“St. Brigid” founded a school at “Ard Maca”. Even in her(continues on next page) - Collector
- Anna Curran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baile na mBéac, Co. Thiobraid Árann
