School: Tenure (roll number 2326)
- Location:
- Tinure, Co. Louth
- Teacher: S. Ó Cathail
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- (continued from previous page)was on they would be married before next November night.4. There is another custom for big people on November night. They melt a piece of lead then hold it over a key. They put water on a saucer and hold the key over it. They can see what their husband or wife is going to be. If the boy sees a sewing maching on the saucer he says that his wife is going to be a dressmaker. If the girl sees a sewing machine she says that her husband will be a tailor.
- Collector
- Peggy Mc Cullough
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ferny Park, Co. Louth