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1. Festival Customs - May Day (continued)

   

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   She put down the fire for the people of the house. Of course nobody had any idea that she would do such a thing. She then made breakfast for herself & went to the bog "footing" & did not return to the house that evening but whatever charm she used on the fire or whatever use she made of her evil intentions the people of the house found that year a very bad one - for their cattle were "dying on them" seemingly without cause."

   

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2. Festival Customs - St John's Eve

   

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   St John's eve was another festival in olden times where certain customs were observed. "My father told me" says Aine Lynch - "that in his native village of Cappa, West Kerry, a large bonfire was lit in the centre of the village. This was a village of about 12 houses which were situated almost adjacent to one another A level patch of ground in the centre of the village, known as the "street" was cleared by the children after school, and

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      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
         1. Feast of St John (~208)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Aine Lynch

   Gender

   Female