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School: Cluain Uamha (C.) (roll number 12828)

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Cloyne, Co. Cork
Teacher:
E. Geeleher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0394, Page 167

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  1. Festival Customs - Halloween

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    Hallowe'en was a great feast long ago. Two nuts were put on the fire hob. One of the nuts would be christened a boy's name and the other a girl's name. If the two nuts hopped off together it was said the boy and girl would be married.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloyne, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr T. Canavan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloyne, Co. Cork