School: Lios Dubh (C.)
- Location:
- Lisduff, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 422
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- (continued from previous page)mystery of the Trinity to our pagan forefathers. Not alone do the Irish people at home wear the shamrock but they send it to [their?] friends all over the world and [they?] too wear the shamrock on St Patricks Day.St John's Day.
On the eve of St Johns Day the children make a bonefire in honour of St John. When the children are returning from the fire an old custom is that each one (an old custom is that) brings a coal with her and throws it in one of the fields where a [?] is set. The grown up boys and [girls?] make a larger fire at the cross-roads. They stay around the fire until late at night.St Martin's Day.
The people always kill a cock and eat it for [their?] dinner on St Martin's Day. The [?](continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Murtagh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castleroyan, Co. Mayo
