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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha na Sluagh

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Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Sr. M. Oiliféar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0143

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  1. Festival Customs (continued)

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    him. She said that there was a cock cooking in the pot and if the cock crew she would believe. After a while the cock crew and she became a Catholic.
    On the last day of October we have "Hallow E'en" or "Snap Apple night. There is always great fun on that night, especially for the children. Several games are played with nuts and apples because it is said that the fairies destroy all fruit after the month of October.
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    Miss Eily Ahern
    Garbally
    Ballinasloe
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Festival Customs

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    In olden times people left their doors open on Christmas night because it was thought that the Holy Family went around on that night.
    An old custom which still exists is to light twelve candles on "Little Christmas". Each member of the family owns a candle. The person whose candle dies the first
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr J. H. Ward
    Address
    Derrymullan, Co. Galway