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School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

Location:
Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 01_004

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  1. Féile na Bliana - Oíche Shamhna

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    There are a great number of old customs carried on in our country on Novembers night.
    The children leave three saucers on the table and put clay in one of the saucers clean water in the other and a ring in the other. Then they put a cloth on a boys or a girls eyes and lead them to the table and if they put
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr David Gibbons
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Cloonlaur, Co. Mayo