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Festival Customs - St Patrick's Day

Abstract: Story collected by a student at Tomena school (Gortullaghan, Co. Cavan) from informant Eileen O' Reilly.

Original reference: 0963/4/64

 Tomena [Vol. 0963, Chapter 0004]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Cavan Schools

INFORMANT
Reilly, Eileen O'
Gender
female
Location
Gortmore (Townland) 
Templeport (Civil parish) 
Tullyhaw (Barony) 
Cavan (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Festival Customs - St Patrick's Day  [duchas:5038083]

It is a great day of rejoicing all over the world with the Irish people. It is the custom to wear shamrocks badges and harps and to send them to friends in other countries. In olden years parades were in every town in Ireland. ' Drums beat the march times such as '' The wearing of the Green '' '' The Boys of Wexford '' '' O Donnell Abu '' and '' God save Ireland '' Nowadays dances and concerts are held all over Ireland on

Festival Customs - St Patrick's Day  [duchas:5038084]

St Patricks night. On that morning everyone goes to mass and receives Holy Communion in honour of his National Apostle.

Resource description

Origin information
Gortullaghan, Co. Cavan
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 480-481
Volume 0963
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher T. Mac Uidhir.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Saint Patrick's Day   linked data (lcsh)
Feast of St Patrick--Féile Pádraig
School location
Gortullaghan Gortullaghan Kinawley Tullyhaw Cavan
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5084034
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0963/4/64

Suggested credit
"Festival Customs - St Patrick's Day"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5084034>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher T. Mac Uidhir.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

School location

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