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School: Mohill (B.) (roll number 12415)

Location:
Mohill, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Francis Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0215, Page 065

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  1. Halloween (continued)

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    it across your head, and whatever letter comes out you will be married to a person whose name begins with that letter. If you get three saucers with clay in one, water in the other, and a ring in the third. A cloth is put over your eyes and if you put your hand in the saucer with the clay you will die, and if you put your hand in the one with water you will cross deep water, and if you put your hand in the one with the ring you will be married.
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  2. Halloween

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    Hallow e'en.
    Hallow e'en (night) falls on the 31st Oct. On that night there are a number of games played. There is a special cake for the tea. When the woman of the house is making the cake she puts in a ring, stick, rag, and sometimes a button. It is said that the person that gets the ring
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Leo Kenny
    Gender
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