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School: Cluain Uamha (C.) (roll number 12828)

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Cloyne, Co. Cork
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E. Geeleher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0394, Page 170

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  1. Festival Customs - Saint John's Eve

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    On Saint John's Eve all the children gathered bushes, broken boxes, papers and sticks. They made a big fire on top of a hill. In the evening a man set fire to it. When the fire was lighting, a group of girls - some with shawls and more with white dresses - marched around it playing a mouth-organ and a band. When the fire was nearly burned down all the girls and boys tried to jump over it.
    Information received from
    Thomas Canavan,
    Spittal Street,
    Cloyne,

    Kitty Cahill
    VI Std
    Spittal Cottage,
    Cloyne,
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St John (~208)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Cahill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloyne, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Thomas Canavan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloyne, Co. Cork