School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)
- Location:
- Killadoon, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Padhraic Maguidhir
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- There are several old customs carried on on November's night. The children gather together in a house in the village, first of all they get a tub of water and place it on the middle of the floor, then they throw an apple into it. Each boy on his turn dives for it and whoever catches it gets it to eat. After this they get three saucers and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Kerrigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Feenune, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Patrick Stokes
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Feenune, Co. Mayo