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School: Kilcurry, Dundalk (roll number 7177)

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Kilcurry, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0664, Page 286

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  1. Old Customs of November Night

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    it is a custom to put two nuts on the grate and one of them a boy and the other a girl and if they burn out together they will get married and if they jump in to the fire they will die before the next November Night.
    Some people believe that the spirits and fairies go about on that night.
    The boys of 17 or 18 take off gates and carry them to some hiding place, they also stuff chimneys, and tie long ropes to doors.
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    Most people make champ for the dinner. The potatoes are peeled and boiled in milk and when they are soft they are taken off and mashed with butter and then they are left on the hob for the Poor Souls, because they are supposed to be able to come back and
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Carmel Muckian
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lurgankeel, Co. Louth