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School: Mounttrenchard, Leamhchoill (roll number 2540)

Location:
Mounttrenchard, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Nuanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0481, Page 118

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    Games For Special Occasions.
    There are special times during the year when we play games which are associated with that particular occasion. e.g.:- Halloween, Shrove Tuesday, St. John's night, St. Patrick's eve and St. Stephen's day.
    On Halloween the 31st of October, the local children have great fun. The mother makes a sweet cake and puts a ring into it, and at tea time each child a slice of the cake, and the one that gets the ring is said to be the soonest to get married. Snap-apple is also played on that night. This is how that game is played. We get a tub nearly full of water and we put an apple floating on it.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Helen O' Donovan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowbane More, Co. Limerick