School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceannanus Mór
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- Kells, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Siúracha na Trócaire
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The old custom on St. John's Eve was to have a small bonfire. The people used to gather timber and furze-bushes for the fire and even the landlords gave wood for it. At eight o clock all the children came round it and danced and sang.
On the feast of St. Peter and Paul the 29th June, the people had a big bonfire everyone came to see it. Then at eight o clock the girls and boys danced and sang around it, and the old folks, played fiddles and flutes. They played until four o'clock in the morning. Then when they were going home each one brought a burned stick and threw it into a farmer's field for luck. This custom was stopped because sometimes the fire got out of hand and great damage(continues on next page)
