School: Belturbet (B)
- Location:
- Belturbet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: J. Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0971, Page 193
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- On Hallow Eve the wren-boys went out and went around to the gardens and pulled up the cabbage and left them in front of the door.
On St Stephens day men dressed up in straw and went around the town singing and dancing.
St Johns Eve:
On St Johns Eve the people lit a great fire and this fire was called a bonfire.
Hallow Eve:
On Hallow Eve a nut was thrown into the fire one for a boy and one for a girl if the two nuts jumped out of they going to get married and if they stayed in the fire there were going to get married. A song they always was
Here I am a Munster man,
From Ennis all the way,(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Miss Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Belturbet, Co. Cavan
