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School: Baile an Bhile (C.) (roll number 15488)

Location:
Ballinvilla Demesne, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bríd Nic Giollachlaoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 361

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  1. November's Night in this Locality

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    Long ago November's night was a great night for all the young folk.
    The people used to have a great feast on that night.
    They used to make a feast of cally.
    More people used to get a few potatoes and peel them and scrape them with a scraper.
    Then they got a cloth and put it round the potatoes and squeezed them and took the water out of them and mixed flour through them and baked it on
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rosie Murray
    Gender
    Female