School: Garán (roll number 11721)
- Location:
- Garraun, Co. Galway
- Teachers: Seán Breathnach Domhnall Ua Ríoghbhardáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033, Page 0048
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- (continued from previous page)The day before Palm Sunday someone brings palm to the chapel and the priest blesses it before mass on Palm Sunday. After mass the mass servers give some palm to every person in the chapel. The feast of St. John is held on the twenty fourth of June. On the eve of St. John's feast the people make a bone fire in honour of St. John. The young school boys go around to every house gathering turf and sticks for the fire. They also get oil from the people to light the fire. A bone fire is made in every village. The people of the village gather around the bone fire, When the people are going they bring a coal from the fire with them. On St. John's nights the people shake holy water on the fields so that they will have good crops. St. Peter and St. Paul's feast is held on the twenty ninth of June. They were put to death in Rome on that day. The next feast day of the year is held on the fifteenth of August. It is kept in honour of our Lady taken up to heaven. Many people from this place go to Out Lady's well which is in the Athenry on that day. The feast of St. Michael is help on the twenty ninth of September. It is called Michaelmas Day. They people kill a goose or else a cock for that day in honour of St. Michael. Some people kill a sheep for that feast.(continues on next page)
