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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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    “Bon Fire night is the twenty third of June. It is called St John's night.”

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    Bon fire night is the twenty third of June. It is called St. John's night. People gather turf and sticks and old straw to make a big Bon fire on the highest hills they can get. In places they wait out nearly all the night playing music and dance round the fire.
    Long ago the people big and small used to go round the fire three times saying their prayers and it was only the best one that could steal the first coal out of the fire for to put in their potatoes to have the best crops
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St John (~208)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Howard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killala, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Howard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killala, Co. Mayo