School: Loch an Toirc (roll number 9584)
- Location:
- Loughatorick South, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhuirgheasa
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- Saint Martins day is held on the 11th of November and it is honoured by spilling blood cocks are usually killed for the purpose.
November night is a night of mirth and merriment for young people making tricks of all kinds telling their future husbands or wives name and diving in a large tub of water for apples is great fun.
There are busy hours gathering all finds of fuel for their bonfires which are lit about the setting of the sun and are lighting until next morning and a large crowd dancing and playing music around the fire.
In places where there are a good many to assemble for the night and that there is fine weather.
- Collector
- Jim Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Loughatorick North, Co. Galway
