School: An Clochar, Cara Droma Ruisc
- Location:
- Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. Emerentia
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0209, Page 176
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- (continued from previous page)noise and of course, each door is opened to see what is the matter.
Another custom also carried out to the present day is, to hang apples from the ceiling and each one tries to bite one without the aid of their hands.
On this night the people have a big supper at which they have a big cake called a "báirín breac". In this cake there is a ring and it is very exciting when the cake is being passed around to see who will get the ring. It is supposed that he who gets the ring will be the first of the group to be married.(continues on next page)
