School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)
- Location:
- Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Eóin
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- During the month of November the old people had a wonderful devotion to the Holy Souls. It was a great custom among them to light two or more candles on All Souls Night. I suppose it was their idea to show light to the poor souls whom they thought used to wander around at night.
Another custom was to make down a bright fire at night and to sweep the hearth and settle the chairs around the fire so that the Poor Souls would sit down comfortably.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mai Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Female