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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 08_039

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  1. Saint John's Night (continued)

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    it. Then the old people go into the houses and leave the children out to enjoy themselves. The women go to the town the evening before and buy two or three loaves for the supper on the bone-fire night. They boil the milk in a pot, when it is boiling they break the loaves into it.
    There is no sugar put on it that night. The family people go home and eat it. The grown ups go out again and the young children go to bed. The old people call the boiled loaf "Pobs"
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    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
    Margaret Ruane
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Wiliam Ruane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo