School: Gleann Doire (C.) (roll number 10404)
- Location:
- Gleann Doire, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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- There are many old customs in this place still, some of them have died away. On St Stephen's day young boys of the parish go around from house to house gathering money. They take with them a dead wren on a holly bush.
On Easter Sunday morning people eat eggs for their breakfast. There is a rhyme made about it. One egg for a proper gentleman, two eggs for a gentleman, three eggs for a bocac, and four eggs for a proper bocac. On November(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nellie Casey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baile Uí Longáin, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- John Casey
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 71