School: Dromclough (C.),

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Kilcarra Beg, Co. Kerry
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  1. Every Novembers night the young boys and girls, washed something they wore at about 12 o'clock. Then they put it to the fire to dry and went in hide. It was said that the person you would marry would turn the garment.
    One night a boy put his shirt to the fire and went in hide. A coffin came in and went around the shirt, and a short time after the boy died.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Flaherty
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Kirby
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    72
    Address
    Mountcoal, Co. Kerry