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11A I,I,OWHEN PLAVS

... 11A I,I,OWHEN PLAVS. Halloween is coming l . It is always on the last night in October, and this year falls on Wednesday next. It is very old custom celebrate Halloween. “All Kvon, was the old fashion to call it, by games • and a merry time generally ...

Published: Saturday 27 October 1894
Newspaper: Wicklow People
County: Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 374 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE WICKLOW PEOPLE, Saturday, November 5, 1892. HALLOW EVE. Polk lore has good deal to tell us about the good

... of the fireworshippers. A well-known writer on Irish antiquarian lore, General Vallancey, mentions in connection with the Halloween customs in that country the habit of lighting up candles on tbe aaumau, so that people might pray for the souls of the departed ...

Published: Saturday 05 November 1892
Newspaper: Wicklow People
County: Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1239 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MORE ABOUT THE PARIS FUNDS

... verB°B in honour of St. Colambkill. In every dwelling, rich or poor, the best of good cheer was always set forth for the Halloween night. To this day in Ireland the custom of having special cake with a ring in it Hallow Eve is universal. No one in Ireland ...

Published: Saturday 05 November 1892
Newspaper: Wicklow People
County: Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2811 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SMUGGLING IN THE HIGHLANDS. tTfi PROFITS—A TRAGIC STORY

... stature, of great muscular strength, and no means scrupulous in his dealings with his fellow-men. It was the day after Halloween,” he went on say. bad been out the night before a number of us, 'hurnin* the water* on the Findhorn. In these days we did ...

Published: Saturday 23 April 1892
Newspaper: Wicklow People
County: Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2348 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT

... the thift of it, and —well, that reminds how I got my name called from the altar without being husband corpse. Hut year Halloween fell ...

Published: Saturday 23 December 1899
Newspaper: Wicklow People
County: Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 3961 | Page: 10 | Tags: none