School: Cornamon (roll number 13926)
- Location:
- Cornaman, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: John Kenny
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0197, Page 512
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- (continued from previous page)times and the apparition of one's future husband or wife is said to be seen.
A young person takes an apple and sticks nine new pins into it. A tenth pin is thrown away and then apple and pins are put under the pillow of the person who dreams of his or her future partner.
People don't throw out water on Hallow E'en night because they believe that the Holy Souls are on that night roaming about the doors.
This is a jolly night when good humor is the prevailing note and nuts and apples are eaten in abundance.
On New Year's Eve "mummers" go around from house to house. They are disguised and in each house they dance and sing and play music.
Rhymes are also said by each one of the party who has a "name" of his own.
Then on New Year's Night they have a dance(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nuala Kenny
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cornaman, Co. Leitrim
