School: Lacken (C.), Cill Mhichíl (roll number 13827)
- Location:
- Lacken, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhaonaigh
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- (continued from previous page)three times around their heads without breaking it and then trow it over their heads on to the floor and the initials formed would be the man you would marry.
There was a little man called the Pooka that was supposed to go around on that night "......." on haws, apples, and other fruits, and if anybody eat them after that night, they were supposed to be poisoned. They used to believe that the Holy Souls went around on that night.
They used to go around from door to door with their mouths full of beans listening to know would they hear anybody's name mentioned, and whatever name was mentioned they were supposed to marry that person.
They used to get up at twelve o'clock in the night and stand before a mirror with a candle lighted and they were supposed to ssee in the mirror the man they were going to marry.
They used also back down the stairs at twelve o'clock in the night with(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmihil, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs Ann Auliffe
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Kilmihil, Co. Clare
