School: Rathregan (roll number 9846)
- Location:
- Rathregan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Uigín
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- There are many old historic tales told about Hallow Eve. One story I remember hearing at home, is that the people of the household would leave a lighted candle on the window and some colcannon that the poor souls might come and eat it, a good coal fire would be left on that night also. I have heard another story from my mother that she had heard years ago.On Hallow-Eve night that if a dog was tied at the door and remain there all night, if at a certain hour of the morning he barked it was a sign of disaster.
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- Rosaleen Murphy
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- Female
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- Mrs Murphy
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- Parent
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- Age
- 50
