School: Currach an Ghála, Cill Úird (roll number 11293)
- Location:
- Kilworth, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0373, Page 208
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- (continued from previous page)of shapes.
It showed the ladies the profession or trade of the man whom they were to marry by the shapes which the lead took in the water. Whether a Tailor a Soldier or a Sailor.
3) Another game is
They got three basins, water in one, a ring in the second, and earth in the third.
Whoever put his hand in the water would cross water.
Whoever put his hand into the basin with the ring would get married.
Whoever put his hand into the basin with the earth would die.
The woman of the house would make a cake for that night and she would put a ring in it.
At tea time all the crowd would sit around the table.
The cake was cut for everyone in turn and everyone looked out anxiously for the ring.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Dáithí Ó Caoimh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Curraghagalla North, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs O Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Curraghagalla North, Co. Cork
