School: Belvoir, Kilkishen
- Location:
- Belvoir, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 112
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- (continued from previous page)Then in little egg cups decorated with colour ribbons and colour paper.
- On November night children have great fun. When night falls the father or mother or the eldest of the children hang a long cord from the ceiling with an apple at the end of it , then all the children’s hands are tied behind their back and they try to catch the apple in their mouth while it swings.
It is a very difficulty task.
Who ever catches the apple will get an apple all for them-selves. When they get tired of that they bring in a tub of water and throw apples into it, they hands a still tied and they try(continues on next page)
