School: Imleach Neachtain (roll number 11983)
- Location:
- Emlaghnaghtan, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Casaide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0399
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- All children look forward to the coming of Hallowe'en. They have lots of apples and nuts and play games We hang an apple out of the roof of the and have great fun trying to catch it in out mouths. The one that catches it in his mouth may eat it if wishes. We go ducking in a tub of water when apples are put into it and then the one that catches the apple in his mouth may keep it. We play a good number of other games such as "dallóg" "tig and Roses"
My mother who is forty eight years of age told me last Hallowe'en that when she was young, boys and girls used to go around at night and throw heads of cabbage in the doors of every house in their district and sometimes down the chimneys(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bea Wims
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathdoony Beg, Co. Sligo
