School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)

Location:
Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Sr. M. Columbanus
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  1. Halloween Customs

    Two thousand years ago, when the land was still pagan, this was supposed to be the night when the dead, especially the evil and the wicked, were called back by the god of death.

    Two thousand years ago, when the land was still pagan, this was supposed to be the night when the dead, especially the evil and the wicked, were called back by the God of death. Then, as that belief grew older people spoke of fairies and mingled it with a harvest feast, when nuts and apples were eaten. Later still when the era of Christianity dawned, Oidhche Samhna became Halloween
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maeve Turbitt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Termon, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mr Scanlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Boyle, Co. Roscommon