Scoil: Cruimghlinn (uimhir rolla 15967)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. The Bonfire Night

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   The 23rd of June, is called the Bonefire night, or St John's night. On that night, there is a large Bonefire lighted in every village.
   During the day, a lot of boys go around with asses and gather a lot of turf, and everybody generally gives a load of turf or a bagful.
   When they have it all gathered, they make a heap of it, and towards the evening they light the Bonefire with oil and a match, and a few coals,. They put also a bone in the middle of it, as it is an old custom.
   The Bonefire is generally built at a crossroads, or sometimes at a bridge. When it is lighted, all the young and old people gather to it. Then they start going around the Bonefire, and singing while doing so, Three Hail Marys or a decade

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Topaicí

   1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
         1. Féile Sin Seáin (~208)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Delia Grimes

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Seoladh

   Cromghlinn, Co. Mhaigh Eo