School: Breac-Cluain (roll number 4796)
- Location:
- Brackloon, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Meachair
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- (continued from previous page)On St. John night turf and every sort of fuel is gathered to a crossroad or some suitable place, here they light a bone-fire in honour of St. John. They go around the fire then seven times saying any prayer they like.
On St. Martin's day a fowl is killed and a cross of blood is put on the door. Sometimes the people make a cross on their forehead with blood.
On the 31st of October which is known as Halloween, there are apples and nuts and there is a feast nearly as good as Christmas. The boys and girls put apples into a tub and go ducking for them to see who would get the most. Sometimes this night is know as the "duck night"
Long ago some boys were returning home from a dance on November's night. As they were coming along the mountain side they came on a house. They went in and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Heraty
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Joyce
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Thomas Joyce
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Owenwee, Co. Mayo
