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School: Kilbeg (roll number 11039)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0708, Page 222

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    if they put their hands into the water they are going to cross the sea, and if they put their hands on the clay they are going to die soon, and if they put their hands on the ring they are going to be married.
    On Easter Sunday there is a custom in this district of lighting a fire outside and having tea outside and eggs.
    The fires are lighted between two and three o'clock. There are not so many fires lighted as there used to be.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardmaghbreague, Co. Meath