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School: Cill Cheallaigh (C.)

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Kilkelly, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne de Buitléir
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    adventures they had years ago, while the young people dance and sing around the fire. When the older people are leaving the young boys and girls are given permission to stay a while longer. When it is time for them to leave each one takes a coal from the fire and brings it home and puts it in the potato field. It is believed that this will bring good luck to the crop.
    This custom comes down from the pagans who used to light fires in honour of their pagan god of fire, Baal. This custom is dying out in large towns, but it is still kept up in country places.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St John (~208)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Hara
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Antony Duffy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilkelly, Co. Mayo