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School: Gaduidhe Dubh (C.)

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Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
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Cáitlín Ní Mhiothagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1121, Page 283

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  1. The Old Customs of the Bonfire Night

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    On the Bonfire night a crowd of us gather together and light a fire in honour of St. John.
    Long ago soldiers were looking for St. John to kill him. They told the people to put out a fire at the house he would come to so that they could find him. So every house put out a fire and they did not know what house to get him in.
    A big fire is lit and a crowd gather around it and dance and sing. Someone plays tunes on a melodion.
    When the cows are coming in they are put past the fire so that the smoke can blow on
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    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