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School: An Cheathrú Mhór

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Carrowmore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Ó Glacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 122

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    of some hill in the place and they light a bon-fire. Then each person takes a coal out of the fire and throws it in their crop and some bring pieces of bones and put them in the bon-fire.
    In this locality November's night is celebrated on the 31st night of October. Each household gets a stone of apples or more and they make nice cakes and have a feast on that night and they play a lot of games also.
    It is on the 24th night of December the people in this place celebrate the feast of Christmas night.
    St Stephen's day is celebrated in much the same way as St Brigid's day.
    People go about from house to house chasing the wren and they dance and play music also.
    Kathleen Duggan
    Carrowmore N.S.
    Lacken.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Duggan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Kathleen Duggan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    47
    Occupation
    Domestic worker
    Address
    Carrowmore, Co. Mayo