School: Bailieboro (C.)
- Location:
- Coill an Chollaigh, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1011, Page 175
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- (continued from previous page)in the street and all the children gathered and sung and danced around it. The children used to gather egg shells for a month before May day.
Bonfire Night.
On the Eve of St. John there used to be bonfires all over the country. They put up a platform and danced and sung while the old people told stories around the fire. It lasted until nearly morning and was always held about cross roads. For a month before St. John's Eve the people gathered to the bonfires.
Hallow Eve
On Hallow Eve the people played a number of tricks and games. The children got apples and nuts to eat, and a sweet cake was made in which a ring was put to see who would be married first in the house. Long ago boxty(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Elizabeth Ennis
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coill an Chollaigh, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Mr T. Cusack
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coill an Chollaigh, Co. an Chabháin
