School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Búrc, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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- Oidhche Shamhna is the first night in November. It is the great night for the children of this country. They do be baking all the night and ducking. They but a ring or a button or something else. Whoever would get the ring would be married the first.My Grandmother told me a story about a boy that was living up in Killawalla. One November's night(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Ludden
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Béal Átha Búrc, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Bridget Lavelle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Béal Átha Búrc, Co. Mhaigh Eo
