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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 006

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    All the boys and girls still keep the same customs on Hallow Eve as they did in olden times.
    They call Hallow Eve "Cabbage Stump night in Wexford". The reason of this is that they keep the cabbage stumps after colcannon for the next night.
    The fun begins after tea. All the children father together in back places and tell each other which street they are going to go to knock doors. People usually stand behind the door with a stick in their hands and when the children knock the doors the people hit them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Madge Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Maudlintown, Co. Wexford