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School: Moylough (C.) (roll number 13832)

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Moylough, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Margaret Devine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0170, Page 0069

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    On November night there are many games played in every house. One is "Snap Apple." We put a string out of the boards of the roof and two sticks on the end of the string in the form of a cross, with an apple on one end and a lighted candle on the other. We try to catch the apple as it swings to and fro. Another game is to get a box of sawdust and a number of gifts and each person choses a gift.
    Peanut Competition is played by giving each person twenty peanuts a hat pin and a saucer. Then a signal is given and everyone must peel the nuts. The first to have peeled gets a prize.
    Another game is go get a tub of water and put apples floating on the water and see how many apples would you have out of the water with your mouth and your
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Durcan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballincurry, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    John Durcan
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballincurry, Co. Sligo