School: Tulach Ruacháin

Location:
Tulach Shrutháin, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 668

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    the bon-fire, people would offer a few prayers in honour of St. John. It is not right to quench the bon-fire until it wears out itself. Every one would go to the shop and buys bread and some of them would milk the neighbours cows. They would get a pot and boil the milk and loaves on the fire. Each person would have a mug and a spoon and they would have a feast. Everyone would bring home a sod of turf from the bon-fire.
    I got the above information from Patrick Caulfield.

    Patrick Caulfield. (son)
    Culnacleha
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. St. Patricks Day
    St Patricks day is th held on the 17th of March every year. The people wear a shamrock on their coats on that day
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    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Morley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Cheathrú Chaol Thiar, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    John Morley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Cheathrú Chaol Thiar, Co. Mhaigh Eo