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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Cluain Meala, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 19_022

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  1. Hallowe'en

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    10th November, 1938
    Hallowe'en
    On Hallowe'en all the children are very excited. When the barm brack is cut up, the children are anxious to see what each one gets in it. After the tea we get two sticks and nail them together, and tie a twine out of the top of the sticks and hand the whole out of the ceiling. A nut, an apple can, a snob [?] of a candle and a piece of soap
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
        1. Oíche Shamhna (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christina Brown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cluain Meala, Co. Thiobraid Árann
    Informant
    Mrs Brown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cluain Meala, Co. Thiobraid Árann