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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

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Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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  1. November's Night

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    On November's night we all get a couple of stones of apples in Balla. We get a basin of water and we stick a nail in an apple so that it will go to the bottom of the basin. Each person on turn tries to catch the apple with his mouth. If he can catch it he may eat it.
    We also tie an apple to a string and we tie the sting to the line, then some-one keeps hitting
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    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
    Annie M. Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    87
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo