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School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

Location:
Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 06_012

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    the young boys to go round and leave cabbage at the doors of the poor people who had no cabbage, but now all those customs have died out.
    It is said that the fairies go around on November's Night and smear the blackberries and on that account they are not eaten after that night.
    It is also said that on that night the souls of the people that are dead come back to their home again
    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
    Mary Rita Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Mc Namara
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Devlin South, Co. Mayo