School: Calary, Bray
- Location:
- Calary Lower, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Bean de Faoite
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- On the thirty first of October a joyful night is always held in this district. It is called "Hallow'een" all the young fellows of this district disguise themselves with masks and old cloths so that no one would be able to know them. They form a gang and go from house to house and dance and play a melodian and whistle and sing songs. When they have finished playing the people of the house throw up pennies and apples and nuts for them to rush and see who wouls be able to get the most of the money apples and nuts. Then they clear out of that house into another and so on(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alice Sutton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glasnamullen, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mr John Sutton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Glasnamullen, Co. Wicklow