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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 17_020

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    on the fourth a bit of soap.
    Then they would spin it around and make a snap at the apple but often it would be the potato or the candle they would bite.
    When this would be over we would sit around the fire cracking nuts and telling stories. The head of the house would light three candles and shake the holy water and say one Our Father and five Hail Mary's for the Holy Souls"
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary