1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Moys

School: Moys (roll number 10837)

Location:
Moy Otra, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Dawson
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0935, Page 207

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0935, Page 207

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Moys
  2. XML Page 207
  3. XML “The Listinney Bonfire”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. The Listinney Bonfire

    Share Share Post
    About forty years ago Tom McGuigan of Anasera was home from America.
    St John's night came round and he decided to hold a bonfire. He brought coal and tar and turf. He brought five or six barrels of stout. There was a deck erected. Then the drinking and dancing began. St Marys band played and drinking and dancing carried on until morning. Anyone who was there said it was the best night that ever was in Clontibret. Neal Doran the poet was there and made a song about Listinney Hill.
    These are a few of the verses of it.

    (I)
    Ye sons of bold Clontibret
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Listinny, Co. Monaghan
    Collector
    Rose Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Listinny, Co. Monaghan