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School: Dalystown (roll number 15307)

Location:
Dalystown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Kathleen Grehan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 030

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    A winding the yarn_
    A cailin wishing to know the name of her future partner for life and too impatient to wait till he declares himself, on Hollow Eve night takes a ball of yarn to and old limekiln or a pit. Standing on the top of the pit she throws in the wa ball holding the end in her hand. She then rewinds the ball until something stops it, when she calls out "who holds my ball of yarn." The future husband must give his name. Whether he does in every case is doubtful.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Carey
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Malone
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    55
    Address
    Meedian, Co. Westmeath