School: Portleen (roll number 12210)
- Location:
- Portleen, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1081, Page 291
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- (continued from previous page)After this meal, games are played, stories are told and dancing goes on until the small hours of the morning.
All Souls' Day is the day after Hallow E'en. It is a holiday and the people attend Mass in the forenoon. That night the "Rosary" is said in every home, every place is left spotlessly clean. A huge turf fire is left and chairs are left convenient to the fire because it is believed that the souls of the dear departed visit their old homes that night.
