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School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

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Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036D, Page 09_008

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  1. St John's Night

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    St John’s Night falls on the twenty third of June. The people of this part of the country have a very queer custom in that night. All the people of the village gather together and they make a very big fire in the side of the road. Some one of them brings a musical instrument with them and then they have great sport dancing and after a long time the people quench the big fire and then every one brings a coal from the big fire and put’s it in his own garden and he believes
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St John (~208)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Tarpey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyglass East, Co. Galway