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School: Tuar, Tulach Sheasta (roll number 15526)

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An Tuar, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
Síghle Ní Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0540, Page 117

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  1. New Year's Eve

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    1) Long ago people stayed up until twelve or one o'clock in the night to welcome in the New Year and bands went out at midnight to play the old year out and the new year in.

    2) In "gentlemen's" places they had canons in the roofs of the houses and they use to shoot out the old year.
    Sir Charles Barrington had canons in his castle in Glenstal.

    Sheila Cummins
    Gurtnaskeha
    Newport
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  2. St John's Eve

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    The custom of lighting bone-fires on St John's Eve still prevails but many of the attendant ceremonies such as throwing in a bone, etc. have fallen into disuse. At the present time people usually light a bush in the corner of
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    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
        1. Féile Sin Seáin (~208)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Murnane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Béal Átha Chléibh, Co. Thiobraid Árann