School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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  1. People used to play a great many tricks on a November night. They used to duck apples and they try to take money up out of a tub of water.
    Then they would go out into the cabbage and pull heads of cabbage and break them against the doors of houses. They used to run and hide in some where place where they would not be caught. Some people will tie an apple with a piece of long string and sling it from the
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Tony Neary
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyhean, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Tom Neary
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyhean, Co. Mayo