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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn

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Callan, Co. Kilkenny
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An Mháthair M. Síle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0853, Page 360

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    crowd to sit around the fire and to sing and the old player to play the Fifes, Melodians, and Flutes, and at the closing to sing a hymn of Praise to the Lord for the Coming good crops.
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    The people used to gather together and go to a May bush on May morning, some of the people danced round it while others lit fires. When the bone fires died down each person took a red ember and hurried home quickly with it if it lit the fire for them their luck, they considered was great for
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Liathán
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baunta, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Marnell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilbraghan, Co. Kilkenny