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School: Gaduidhe Dubh (C.)

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Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
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Cáitlín Ní Mhiothagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 353

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    Hallow-eve falls on the last night of October. Several tricks were played on this night. When night fell the people ate mashed potatoes. They all gathered round the fire and began to eat nuts and apples. They put two nuts beside the fire one of them in the name of a girl and the other in the name of a boy. If they were not going to get married one leaps
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Eleney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meendoran, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Neil Mc Eleney
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Meendoran, Co. Donegal