School: Ráithíní (Rehins)
- Location:
- Rahans, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Longáin
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- About sixty years ago, I remember of a bonfire that was lighted at the Crossroads at Corroy, Backs, Co. Mayo. A big fire was lighted, and the old people and the young people gathered round it, and said some payers at it first.They got a big pot, and all the people brought some milk with them. They boiled the milk in the pot on the fire. Every one brought a penny to buy some loaves. The loaves were cut into the pot of milk, and they all had a good meal.After they had eaten, they were dancing and singing until twelve o clock that night. When they were going home, they each brought a quenched coal out of the fire, and put it in their(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Emily Flynn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyderg, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Bridget Callaghan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 90
- Address
- Ballyderg, Co. Mayo