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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cathair na Mart (roll number 12255)

Location:
Westport, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
An tSr. Bonaventure
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137, Page 240

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    There are old customs practiced by every person especially in Ireland on the Irish Saints’ days and all the Irish are doing their best to keep those customs alive in their country.
    The people spend Halloween night eating apples and roasting nuts.
    There are some people who would not throw out ashes or water on that day because they say that the fairies would haunt the place.
    It was said that the souls in purgatory were released for forty eight hours and they used [sic] visit the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Haran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Westport, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs. Eileen Haran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Westport, Co. Mayo