School: Ráithíní (Rehins)
- Location:
- Rahans, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Longáin
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- About 45 years ago I attended the first "bone-fire in my life. I was not then alone, but was accompained by my father, some of my neighbours.Everyone brought with him a bag of turf, some furze and a bottle of (whiskey) paraffin oil. In addition to this I brought some branches of an ash tree.We selected a place where the Ballinahaglish road joins the "burial ground road" to light the fire. Then we gave 3 shouts, and people came from every direction carrying the turf, furze, and oil.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Winnie Foody
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynahaglish, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr John Foody
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynahaglish, Co. Mayo