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School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

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Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 04_014

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    The bonfire night comes on the twenty fourth night of June. It is kept in honour of St. John because on that night he was beheaded. Other people say that it was a custom of the druids. In some villages all the boys gather together and each bring a bag of turf and they light a big fire. The old people take coals and throw them on their crops in order that they would be good. They also go round it and do the Stations of the Cross in honour of St. John. When they
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St John (~208)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anthony Mannion
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Fadden
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Killadoon, Co. Mayo