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School: Lucan (B.)

Location:
Leamhcán, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
Teacher:
M. Mac Rois
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0794, Page 223

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    Many boys and girls dress themselves up on the Hallow Eve night. They go around from house to house singing and dancing and they get apples and nuts, and even money in some houses.
    I dressed up and went out with the other boys. We got apples and nuts. We sang in each house then we would get apples and nuts. After we went to all the houses around, we went down to the town and went to many houses there; in most
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    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
        1. Oíche Shamhna (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Henry Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Tigh na Sióg, Co. na Mí