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Bonfire Night. A STORY OF ST. JOHN'S EVE. By T. M. HIM.; M.P

... Bonfire Night. A STORY OF ST. JOHN'S EVE. By T. M. HIM.; M.P. No, little care I what gaves.rise to the honoured custom of bonfires on St. John's Eve, nor whether it be Christian or pagan; ell! know is that observance ever brought inn and frolic in its ...

Published: Saturday 21 October 1882
Newspaper: Dublin Weekly News
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 596 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

FALSE ALARM

... FALSE ALARM. u (Uted that on Thnrtday night, the eve of St. John, and commonly known ai bonfire night. piece of lighted tnrf was thrown over the wall of the military barracks. The nearest sentry duty—of whom there are nightly orer a dozen round the walls ...

Published: Saturday 25 June 1881
Newspaper: Kerry Evening Post
County: Kerry, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 86 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

MANORHAMILTON

... pulpits with the Rev Mr Mayne, who occupied the pulpit in Ballaghameeghan. Boarian NIGHT.—The traditionary usage of 'Bonfire Night' was observed in the usual way on Sunday night la,t. The whole country around from Drumeliff to hills around Bilauorhamilton ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1889
Newspaper: Sligo Independent
County: Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 93 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A CIIARACTFR

... was abusing: her he was blind drunk in bel, for the truth of which be called upon the Police to corroborate, as it was bonfire night, and, us » matter of course, he would not be sober on such un oceason. ~ The magistrates disregarded the alibi, and fined ...

Published: Saturday 28 June 1884
Newspaper: Wexford and Kilkenny Express
County: Wexford, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 163 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

KILTEALY

... crowd collected and cheered loudly for the three M.P.'s. Indeed this rigtt will be remembered by the youth as the great bonfire night for the country for miles around from Wheelagower, Askinvilla, Rathduff to Scoßough Gap, was all illuminated, and the night ...

Published: Wednesday 10 May 1882
Newspaper: Wexford People
County: Wexford, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 226 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TO THK KUITOR OF TIIK IRISHMAN

... celebrations are being gradually effaced and extinroimbed, one alter another, as well. hears now of snap-apple night, bonfire night! They are all thing* the past, too vulgar to be spoken ...

Published: Saturday 27 December 1884
Newspaper: The Irishman
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 408 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

an tOting •3114-'

... vain, My darling boy !—my own heart's deli*lit I Mo bhron ! old times will ne'er come again— I court black sorrow this Bonfire Night. The Star of Hope sheds on me no ray— No joy for me in the festive scene; Since the wave of death swept my love away My ...

Published: Saturday 14 April 1888
Newspaper: Irish Emerald
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 398 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

sAiroBRA Xigv, _as ism

... may have wth the history of England, bat in commemoration of the events which first threw us twain together, and that is bonfire night.' ...

Published: Saturday 08 November 1884
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 568 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

chased it in the fair for 8s Bd. WElearney said if the heifer was his be could return and prove

... committed, and that he was in perfest health. A man named Owen Lennon said he saw deceased on the Friday morning after bonfire night in a very peer state f health. His mother said he had injured hie fox by carrying • bag of turf the nig. t before. Mr. ...

THZ GULLY!' 6F GALWAY

... sad were prat. sod /riveted Irina the radad d I hi earsharea. resseris be assisted bye treed sad The adresied by the BONFIRE NIGHT. : IMO lat wry by a various sad is Mealy esp. Tbe serisslies ibis fastird was out we ler yea h Tie's Is gab as easel earrirm ...

Published: Saturday 26 June 1886
Newspaper: Galway Express
County: Galway, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 775 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CDS LETTEE BOX

... Otherwise not. P. N. —Bonfire night is the remaant of old Pagan custom adapted to Christian celsbrations. The ancient Irish burned fires at the omnmem-e--ment of two out of the three divisions of chcir year. Old bonfire night was June 24th, old style ...

Published: Saturday 02 July 1887
Newspaper: Weekly Freeman's Journal
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1676 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE FESCUE•

... ]'hears-ho, pall away, lads,' their bra a skipper cried, • We'll land them in port ore the turn .of the (Rev.) J. P. Blurros. BONFIRE NIGHT.' It was the 6th of November some year or two back, a day lung looked forwi.rd to by ull English children, and not a few ...

Published: Saturday 08 November 1884
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 924 | Page: 8 | Tags: none