School: Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha (roll number 12410)
- Location:
- Ballincloher, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pártholán Ó Gealbháin
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- On Saint Stephen day the people stone the wren to death because Saint Stephen was stoned to death. People that would be in the bog and if they came into the house for a coal the people would not give it to them. If a person got sick in the Month of May they would say it was a fairy stroke they got.
On Saint John's night people make a bon-fire. Long ago the people used dance around it, and they had "hubby horses". When the bon-fire would be over some(continues on next page)- Collector
- Peggy Sheehy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryvrin, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Michael Sheehy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derryvrin, Co. Kerry