School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

Location:
Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
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  1. The old customs on November night is to go to a garden of cabbage and to go round through the village and leave a head or two at the poor peoples door. It is the customs of the children go gather to one house and get a tub of water and put and apple into it and be diving for it and the person that catches it can eat it. They also put three saucers on the table and clay in one water in a
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William G. Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Feenune, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Feenune, Co. Mayo