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School: An Sciobairín

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Skibbereen, Co. Cork
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Micheál Ó Cuileanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0297, Page 203

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    are lighted in honour of St John. Each street has a bonfire of its own and for weeks before the boys have been collecting turf and timber and [?] or bog deal for the fire.
    A bush is burned on every field where crops are grown and prayers are said for the crops. Long ago people used stay dancing around the bonfire till morning
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Shrovetide (~188)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Liam Ó Nualláin
    Gender
    Male