School: Caroreigh (roll number 6700)
- Location:
- Carrowreagh, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Séamas Ó Cellaigh
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- (continued from previous page)fun begins trying to catch the money in the mouth. Two pieces of wood are got and put in the form of a cross, an orange is put on one side, a piece of soap on the other, an apple on the other, and a candle on the other side. The cross is turned around quickly and everyone trys to catch the fruit and avoid the rest.
On the 2nd November is All Souls and on that night a candle is lit in the window of almost every home the show the Holy Souls light because it is said that they are free from their sufferings on that night - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Bessie Banville
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanowle, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- James Barry
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shanowle, Co. Wexford