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School: Cill a' Lachtáin

Location:
Killallaghtan, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó hAllmhuráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0308

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  1. Christmas Day (continued)

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    On Christmas Day a feast is in every house. There are three masses said in every Church because it is the greatest feast in the year. On that day a number of people dress in coloured clothes and go about from house to house gathering money. On Christmas evening the people usually put a light at every window in the house and they are left lighting until mid-night.
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  2. Halloween Night

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    Halloween night is the first of November. On that night games are played. This is some of them. There is an apple hung from the roof of the house by a twine and who ever
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Shaughnessy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Chelsea, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Peter Shaughnessy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Chelsea, Co. Galway