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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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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 15_027

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  1. November's Night

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    On November night all the people have great fun ducking for apples. The children hang an apple to the roof of the house and they spend the night trying to take a bite of it with their teeth.
    After ten o'clock the woman of the house makes a big cake and she puts a ring, a thimble and a sixpence in it. The person who gets the ring will be the first to get married.
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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
    John Kennedy
    Gender
    Male