24/10/2026
"A soul cake, a soul cake, please good missus a soul cake. An apple, a pear, a plum or a cherry, any good thing to make us all merry....."
Years and years ago when bedding down for winter (and specifically at All Hallows Eve ie Halloween) the poor would ask for food from those who were wealthier and in return they would pray for the souls of the departed of that household.
As part of the Halloween Trail on 31st October Gilmorton church will be open for you to light a candle for a loved one and in return receive a soul cake (until they run out).
If anyone is able to bake soul cakes please let us know - and, ideally, let us have them by Friday so we can wrap them.