School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 13_028

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  1. 10th November, 1938
    Halloween.
    Festival customs on Halloween are dying out to a great extent in most parts of Ireland pat particularly in towns up to about twenty years ago.
    These customs were carried out almost in every house rich and poor in Ireland.
    In most parts it used to be called snap-apple night.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Carew
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr J. Delaney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary