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School: Crossmolina (B.)

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Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
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Risteárd Ó Corcaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 477

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    On St Johns (day) night the town boys gather turf and make a fire and they also put a bone in the fire. The people go around the fire as often as they like praying. People take sods of turf out of the fire and throw them into the crop of potatoes.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William O' Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Irwin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo