School: Druim Muc (roll number 12861)
- Location:
- Corrdhoire Bán, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: M. Ní Chuinneagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0937, Page 111
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- (continued from previous page)leads them from house to house. When they go to the houses they sing the wren song and they dance. The people give them money, and when the day is over they divide the money equally among themselves, or else they have a dance that night.
Halloween falls on the last day of October, and on that night the children dress themselves, and put false faces on them. They go from house to house to scare the people, and play tricks. In the town they go into the houses, and ask money from the people, and the people give them a little. They go out and divide it among themselves and they buy something with it. Some children have a feast at home, and they invite their companions.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pól Ó Carrathar
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corrdhoire Dubh, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Informant
- Miss C. Mc Ginnity
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Corrdhoire Dubh, Co. Mhuineacháin
