School: Moyne (B.) (roll number 13989)

Location:
Moyne, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Francis Doyle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0766, Page 398

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  1. St John's Eve is usually called Bonfire Night. Youngsters light bonfires still but the good old custom is slowly dying out. Here is a description of it fifty years ago by old Matt Farrelly.
    The bonfire night you'd see the boys gathering from glen and dale and heading off to Legga Hill. Everyone would bring a glach of brosna and whins with him. Then came bands of girls wearing their white blouses and Sunday best to join in the dance which was soon to follow the bonfire. Last came the ould men and women chatting up the hill. As night fell we lit ours and you'd think the sky was in a blaze with all the bonfires lit in Leitrim and Longford. Then we started to cheer and were answered
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St John (~208)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moyne, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Matt Farrelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    77
    Address
    Cloonelly, Co. Longford