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School: Convent of Mercy, Moville (roll number 9278)

Location:
Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Sr. Celestine Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1119, Page 198

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  1. A Hallow Eve Custom

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    A Hollow Eve Custom.
    On Hollow Eve night long ago, when the people of a house would be in bed, a number of boys used to go to some house and take away, for fun, the cart, or something else which they would find outside. They used to carry these articles away and put them in some field. In the morning, when the people of the house got up, they would not know who took their farming impliments away.
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  2. The Headless Man

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    Many years ago a man came home from America to Moville. He had a lot of money He built a big house. He lived there and he had several hired men. Every evening the workmen noticed that a headless
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnagarve, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr G Orr
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moville, Co. Donegal