>like All Souls day..(Nov 1st) which is now a holy day of obligation

Unless it was different in Ireland, Helen:
All Saints (those who have been canonised) is the 1st (holy day of obligation)
and All Souls (ordinary souls like you and I) is the 2nd November.

http://www.easterbrooks.com/ccgi-bin/Cathcal.cgi?20011101