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School: Cúl Seachtaine

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Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
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Caitlín Nic Dhonnchadha
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  1. November's Night

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    November's nigh causes great excitement among the wee folk for they have great sport ducking for apples and money put by others into the tub.
    It falls on the last night of October. On that night the neighbours gather to a certain house. A tub is procured and is put on the middle of the floor full of water. Then an apple is put in it. People duck for the apple who ever gets the apple keeps it.
    Another game is to tie a twine from the ceiling
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Gill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Anrittabeg, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Peter Gill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Anrittabeg, Co. Roscommon