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School: Cill Cúlach

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Kilcooly, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0296

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    On Hallow'een, this woman was anxious to know who she would marry, so this is the way she had to find out. She prepared a meal and left it on the table with a knife and fork, then she hung damp clothing on a chair by the fire, she then concealed herself behind a screen, and when midnight came, a man came in and turned the cloths, then he ate the meal and went away again. Then the woman got terribly frightened and she concealed the knife in a very secret place. Later that year she got married to him.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christina Dolan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Dolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballydavid, Co. Galway