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School: Glencairn (roll number 1179)

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Glencairn, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Dhuibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0638, Page 21

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0638, Page 21

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  1. Saint John's Eve

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    On the 24th of June St. John's Eve occurs. Before bon fires used to be lit in honour of the Feast, but now that custom is dying away in most places. People used to sing and dance and jump over the fire. It is an old custom to drive the cows over the fire so no harm could come to them during the coming year.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St John (~208)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs O' Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    58
    Address
    Glencairn, Co. Waterford

  2. Saint Brigid's Day

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    On the 1st of February this Irish Feast occurs. It is the old pious custom of the Irish mothers to put a strip of unwashed cloth out on the hedge on the eve of St. Brigid's all the night and this was supposed to cure headaches and toothaches.
    The children go round and gather rushes and reeds and make them into crosses "Cross-Brigde" is the old
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