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School: St Garvan's, Rathmullen

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Rathmullan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus P. Mac Eiteagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1089, Page 69

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  1. The Night of the Dead

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    The night of the dead was on the 1st October. The people believe that the one's that died out of the house come back again that night.
    There are lots of customs that the people believe in. One of them is this. On the night of the dead when the people are going to bed the woman of the house sweeps the floor clean. Then she puts on a good fire. Then she puts the chairs sitting beside the fire for the dead people to sit on. The people believe that the dead come back that night to visit their old homes once more. But we do not know whether it is true or not.
    There is a Mass said the morning after to put them to rest.
    Long ago, the mothers would
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen O' Hanlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Saltpans, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Edward O' Hanlon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Saltpans, Co. Donegal