School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)
- Location:
- Killadoon, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Padhraic Maguidhir
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- Hallow'een is the last night of October. All the children look forward to that night because there is great fun. First of all a great supper is prepared and a sweet cake is made, with a ring a thimble and a button in it. Every person is watching to see who gets the ring for whoever gets it will be married before the year is out. After that a big tub is procured and filled with water. An apple is put floating on it then every(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Needham
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cross, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Pat Needham
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 91
- Address
- Cross, Co. Mayo