School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ballyporeen (roll number 10437)
- Location:
- Ballyporeen, Co. Tipperary
- Teachers: An tSr Finnbarr An tSr Gabriel
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- (continued from previous page)Each Barn Brack contains a ring, a piece of cloth, a pea, a bean, a stick, and sometimes a button or a thimble.
The ring signifies marriage in the near future, the cloth says that he will join a religious order, the pea is for poverty, the bean is for wealth, the stick is a sign death before the year ends, the button is for an old maid or a bachelor, and the thimble is for a dressmaker or tailor. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.