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School: Cill an Mhuilinn, Malla (roll number 15903)

Location:
Killavullen, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Donncha Magner
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0371, Page 100

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  1. Hallow Eve

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    The fairies are supposed to be out that night. November Eve is the end of the fruit season. People celebrate apples and nuts. Children celebrate it in many ways. They hang an apple from the ceiling and try to take a bite out of it without catching it with their hands. A tub is filled with water, and a coin is dropped in, children find great fun in diving for it, whoever succeeds in getting the coin keeps it. A barm brack is bought and cut up and divided amongst the family. The brack contains a ring, a stick, a rag, a pea, and a bean, whoever get the the ring is to be married the first, the one who gets the rag is supposed to be dressed in rags, whoever gets the stick he is to beat you with it, whoever gets the bean is to be very rich,
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Hackett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killavullen, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Joseph Hackett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killavullen, Co. Cork