School: Ballivor (roll number 9380)
- Location:
- Ballivor, Co. Meath
- Teacher: T. Ua Conmhidhe
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- At mid-night on Hollow-eve people used to go round listening in at every house and the first name that was quoted they would marry a person of the same Christian name.
- On Breedoge night or St Bridgets night the girls used to dress the churn dash and go round to the houses and have music and dance and sing around the churn dash.
- Informant
- Thomas Brown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Ballivor, Co. Meath