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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 536

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    of thread. Then they coil it up until they come near the end. It is held fast at the bottom. Then the boy or the girl asks who is holding the thread and the one that they are going to marry will answer in their own name.
    If you put a broken up eg[?] in a cup along with some water at 12 o'clock it will be changed into a ship.
    On May morning everyone in the village plucks primroses and throws them at the door because they believe that Our Lady comes into every house on May morning.
    There are other customs besides this one. It is said that if any delicate person takes three drops of water out of a river between
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernadetta O' Hara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Breastagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs O' Hara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Breastagh, Co. Mayo