School: Kilmore (roll number 13010)
- Location:
- Kilmore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Eilís, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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- On St Martin's eve the blood of some living thing is spilled. A goose is generally what is killed. St Martin was ground in a mill on the 11th November and that is why something is is killed on St Martin's eve
- On St John's eve a bone-fire is lit on every hill. Some say it is in honour of St John. Others say that a while before the battle of Clontarf the Danes were scattered and they fled to neighbouring houses for safety. Brian sent out a secret message to tell all the people to kill the Dane and to light a bone-fire on a high-hill as a warning to him when the Dane was killed This the people did and in memory of this it is said people light bone fires.
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