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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 17_019

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    Hallowe'en was a time of sport and enjoyment for the young people. When tea was over they used get two lats and make a cross, pointed at the ends, tied in the centre with a string and hung it from the ceiling. On one end of the cross they would stick an apple on the other end a raw potato, on the other a snob of a candle, and
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary