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School: Kilcullen (B.)

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Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 16_001

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  1. Old Customs of Halloween (continued)

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    In every corner of Ireland the thirty-first of October is held with great feasting and sport. Long ago all sorts of games were played. In Galway some very curious games were played.
    A notorous games was to let out people's cattle in the night time, making the people think the fairies had done it.
    Another awful thing was to go around rigged up as a pedlar selling cutlery. The person would buy a fork and would then burn his hand. The fork being heated
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peadar O Díosca
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Halverstown, Co. Kildare