School: Tomghéis (roll number 9239/9277)
- Location:
- Tumgesh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ó Casaide
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“Lá na Leanbh - no new work or journey to be undertaken on this day.”
You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- 23rd June - St John's night.This is bone-fire night. No one dances that night on account of the girl, who danced before the execution of John the Baptist. When people are leaving the fire, they bring a lighted sod, and throw it into one's own field; the crops there will then be good.This custom is dying out.