penny for the puka/pookie

[Dinny Breen]

You sound just like your fellow Kildare man 'Ray Darcy'

Same town, same school and yes I do know him so highly insulted 

[Oraisteach]

How and when, in the name of God, did trick or treat start in Ireland?  Was it by government edict or did one child in Inchicore go door to door on the chance that he might get lucky.

Think about it.  You show up to someon'e's house in disguise and tell them to give you something of value or you will harm them.  In Armagh, that's called a bank robbery or a stick up.

Boy, do I miss barmbrack.

[Puckoon]

We called it "mumming" maybe a north county Dublin thing.
"Halloween is coming and the goose is getting fat, etc etc etc"

Mumming is a big christmas thing up north.
Sarsfields, big fan of the purdy puddin with some butter!

[Gnevin]

How and when, in the name of God, did trick or treat start in Ireland?  Was it by government edict or did one child in Inchicore go door to door on the chance that he might get lucky.

Think about it.  You show up to someon'e's house in disguise and tell them to give you something of value or you will harm them.  In Armagh, that's called a bank robbery or a stick up.

Boy, do I miss barmbrack.

Say's the lads who use to go around demanding money for songs , Begging we call that up here

[hmmm]

We called it "mumming" maybe a north county Dublin thing.
"Halloween is coming and the goose is getting fat, etc etc etc"

Is that not a Christmas song?

yeah but it was changed to halloween for the "mumming".

Does nobody else remember this??
I heard before it was particular to my home town.

We used to call it that down in Galway too. Also did the same song!

[Louth Exile]

You sound just like your fellow Kildare man 'Ray Darcy'

Same town, same school and yes I do know him so highly insulted 

Ah don't be insulted, he's quite good 

[Hardy]

How and when, in the name of God, did trick or treat start in Ireland? 

Roughly around the time we got television and ADults became adULTS, aeroplanes became airplanes, lads became guys and people began stepping up to plates and touching bases.

[ziggysego]

What about Potato Puddin?

I know it's only in selected areas of Ireland.

How many here have it at Halloween?

[Croí na hÉireann]

Feckin barmbrack, was down in the womans homeplace recently, offered some, and of all the slices on the plate I had to choose the one with the f**king ring in it, where do u look, where do u look 

[supersarsfields]

Aye mentioned it earlier Ziggy. Great stuff. But I'm sure it's prob been outlawed as hazardous material now due to the amount of butter was put on it!!
Used to make about two or three big sausepans of it!!

Would love a bowl of it now!! 

[his holiness nb]

Did anyones ma's put money in the apple tart? 

[deiseach]

We sang this song;
Halloween is coming and the goose is getting fat
Please put a penny in the old man's hat
If you haven't got a penny, a halfpenny will do
If you haven't got a halfpenny
WE'LL PUT YOUR WINDOWS THROUGH!

It's not a threat. It's a promise.

[ludermor]

What about Potato Puddin?

I know it's only in selected areas of Ireland.

How many here have it at Halloween?

Are ya talking about boxty? Big in north mayo and absolutely feckin gorgeous!!

[supersarsfields]

Naw not boxty.
we would have that a bit of the time aswell tho. But it hasn't a patch on the purdy pudding!!

[An Lark]

Is the term 'pukas' at Halloween only a Kildare/Offaly/Laois thing?

I live in the Galway and from talking to Galway/Mayo people they seem to think it was always called 'trick or treat'. People have never heard of it being called the Pukas.