School: Lucan (B.)

Location:
Leamhcán, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
Teacher:
M. Mac Rois
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  1. There is great sport at home at Halloween Eve. There is one trick I like very much and that is the one with the coconut. First of all you get a piece of string and tie it out of the ceiling. Then the woman of the house gets a needle and sticks it into the skin of the coconut. Then the players are blind folded and get in a line, then the boys go in turn to the spinning coconut. The boy at who the nut stops gets it. All the other
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Coleman
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Radharc na Cora, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath