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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Caisleán an Chomair (roll number 10835)

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Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
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Na Mná Rialta
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 067

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    the floor. They put nuts, apples and money in the tub. Then each child in turn dives down her head in the water and tries to catch either a nut, an apple or money. At the tea the mother of every family makes a barm brack. In it she has a threepenny bit or a sixpenny bit, a ring and a button. It is said that whoever gets the money will be rich, whoever gets the ring will be married first and whoever gets the button will be married to a tailor.
    On New Years Eve the band plays the new year in and the old year out. There is a verse composed about that. Here it is.
    "The lamps were burning brightly,
    Twas a night that would vanish all sin,
    For the bells were ringing,
    The old year our, and the New Year in."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Devlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Donaguile, Co. Kilkenny