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School: Cill Srianáin (Jamestown) (roll number 1024)

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Jamestown, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Ghormáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 454

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    Hallow-Eve.
    Put the chairs round the fire before you go to bed, leave the door open and a cake and milk on the table for the dead who may visit you during the night.
    Notice what direction the wind is blowing on Hallow eve night. It will blow generally in that direction for 12 months. For the souls change their abode (purgatory) every November night. And when they do, they go into shelter from the wind, so God leaves the wind in that direction for a year until they change again.
    If you meet strangers on the road that night - don't speak - don't say "Good night".
    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
    Kathleen Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tully, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    James Mulvey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tully, Co. Leitrim