School: An Chill, Dúngarbhán (roll number 630 or 16748)
- Location:
- Kill, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Tomás Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0650, Page 153E
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- Last Monday night was Halloween night. It is a great night of fun. All the people look forward to it especially the children and the big boys. It is also called colcannon night or Amlais night. It is called colcannon night because colcannon is used in every house hould that night. It is called halloween night because it is the eve of all saints day. It is called amlais night because the big boys and some times even the girls go gathering alms that night. They dress up in strange attire and go around from house to house gathering alms. They put on masks and dress in bags so that people couldn't know them. They get a bottle and break off the end of it and when they come near a house they blow into the bottle which makes a loud noise just like the bob. Then the woman of th house comes out and give..(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Walsh
- Gender
- Female
