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School: The Downs (roll number 8875)

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The Downs, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Molloy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 180

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    at easter is to eat as many eggs as we can. Halloween is another festival custom.
    On that night the children tie apples from the ceiling and money is put in a basin of water and they try to catch them in their mouths. The grown-ups takes gates and bring them a short distance and hide them. Betty Dunne.
    From,
    Michael Dunne
    Aged 64 years
    The Downs Mullingar
    Born in and living in the Downs
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    The Downs, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Michael Dunne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    The Downs, Co. Westmeath