School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)
- Location:
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Sr. M. Columbanus
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- (continued from previous page)he saw a man dressed in white and laughed at him. It was said that the true ghost came and killed the brother.
Halloween Customs
“Two thousand years ago, when the land was still pagan, this was supposed to be the night when the dead, especially the evil and the wicked, were called back by the god of death.”
Two thousand years ago, when the land was still pagan, this was supposed to be the night when the dead, especially the evil and the wicked, were called back by the God of death. Then, as that belief grew older people spoke of fairies and mingled it with a harvest feast, when nuts and apples were eaten. Later still when the era of Christianity dawned, Oidhche Samhna became Halloween(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maeve Turbitt
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Termon, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mr Scanlon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon