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School: Kilsaran (C.) (roll number 14208)

Location:
Kilsaran, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Nic Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0670, Page 044

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  1. Hallow Eve (continued)

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    come and eat it.
    It happened that on one Hallow Eve night Jane said to her husband "I am going up to the fort to win a sieve of oats in the name of the Devil." And her husband said "May God stay between us and all harm but you would'nt do such a terrible act" and he nearly fainted. But the woman said "Come on out of that and no more talk of you. So the pair of them went up to the fort, and the poor man was praying the whole time to get out of the awful situation, he was in, but
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máedhbh Ní Dhonnabháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlebellingham, Co. Louth