School: Achadh na Garron (Aughnagarron) (roll number 5603)
- Location:
- Aghnagarron, Co. Longford
- Teacher: -
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 352
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- (continued from previous page)water on it the second they put clay and on the third plate they place a ring.
Then on their turns each one is brought blind folded to the plates and he puts out his hands on one of these plates.
It is said if he touches the one with the clay he will die inside a year and if he touches the one with water he will emigrate and if he touches the one with the ring he will be married inside a year.
- The local roads around this district are known as the Scrabby road, the Dalystown road, and the Aughnagarron road.
The Scrabby road leads from Granard to Scrabby and the Dalystown road leads from Carrick-duff to Aughnagarron hill or best known as as Bildey's Hill.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Eugene Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dalystown, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Peter Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Dalystown, Co. Longford
