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School: Kilcullen (B.)

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Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
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Pádraig Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 19_002

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  1. Customs of Halloween Long Ago (continued)

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    knocker would knock and so the two knockers would keep knocking all the time.
    A better trick was to get get a lot of furze and place them in front of a door till you could not see the door. They also put barrels of water against doors, knocked and then run away
    The above customs were told by Mr Joseph Sammon, Kilcullen Aged 68
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. A Ghost Story

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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maithiú Ó Ceallaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcullen, Co. Kildare