School: Convent of Mercy, Moville (roll number 9278)
- Location:
- Moville, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Sr. Celestine Clarke
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- XML “Folklore - Hallow Eve Games”
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- Collector
- Kathleen Barr
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moville, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Groarty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moville, Co. Donegal
- Folklore - Hallows Eve Games
Many games were played on Hallows Eve night long ago. Here are some of them. someone would have his eyes blindfolded with a cloth. then on the table would be put three saucers with something in each of them. in one of them was water in the other salt, and in the other one contained clay. then the person whose eyes were blindfolded had to go around and whatever saucer he put his hand on, he would have to eat it. If it was salt, you would have to take three spoonfuls of it and if it was clay(continues on next page)