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School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

Location:
Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 06_009

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  1. November's Night

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    November's Night comes on the last night of October.
    Everyone young and old looks forward to this as a night of amusement. It was one of the old customs to hold a feast round this time as everything was very quiet.
    On that night the children play a great number of games. First of all they place a tub of water on the floor, and one of the children's hands are tied behind his or her back, and they dive down, and try to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Rita Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Mc Namara
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Devlin South, Co. Mayo