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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0198, Page 530

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    open space. Then each person has to try and take a bite of the apple with his hands behind his back. Everybody eats nuts on Hallowe'en.
    Shrove Tuesday is celebrated here and everybody eats pancakes. It is called "Pancake Tuesday" here.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Adrian Clancy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brockagh Lower, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    James Keany
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brockagh Lower, Co. Leitrim