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School: An Grianán (Mount Temple) B.

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Mount Temple, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Ó Riain
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    Hallow Een is one of the most popular festivals of the year. On this night the young people play games.
    One of the games are [?] diving for money. In diving for money they get a bath. Then they fill it with water, and they put money into the bath. Then each person dives his head into the water. They dive one after another, and if any person is able to get the money he keeps it.
    Another game they play is three plates. In playing this game, the young people get three plates, and put them on a table. They put clay on the first plays plate, water on the second plate. and a ring on the third plate. Then one person is blindfolded, and he walks
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Magheramore, Co. Westmeath