School: Corr Riabhach
- Location:
- Correagh Glebe, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: R. Mac Éamuis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 062
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On Easter Sunday the children light a fire out in a field, and boil eggs on it. Then they sit down and eat them this is called a "Cludgog".
On Hallow Eve many games are played, Snap apple- The four saucers - Blind man's buff - Burning nuts - Pegging the yarn - and many others. Snap apple is play-ed by hanging an apple from the ceiling. Then each child trys to catch it in his mouth, and the first to succeed gets the apple as a prize.
Long ago on Candle-masday Day the people(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Farrelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lios Cré, Co. an Chabháin
