School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 09_006
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- (continued from previous page)any knot that would be put on a rope or a string.
- Every one do have a bonfire of there own on St Johns night in honour of St John. The people do make there bon-fire on the Creagans so that every one would be able to see it. The people do stations around the bon-fire. When the old people are going om they take a few coals with them and put them in the meadows so that good crops of corn and hay will be expected.
- Every one kill some-thing before St Martins Day in honour of St Martin. The people say that he will not(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tomás Ó Tónra
- Gender
- Male
