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School: Gurteen, Ballymahon

Location:
Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
F. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 164

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    this night my true love to see, the colour of his hair and the clothes he will wear on the day he will be married to me" The boys used tie the latch of their neighbour's door to an out-house door and when the people of the house would get up next morning they couldn't open the door.
    The boys used tie the latch of their neighbour's door to an out-house door and when the people of the house would get up next morning they couldn't open the door. They used also carry away gates and throw them several fields away and pull heads of cabbage and beat them against doors.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Coughlan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Daroge, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Coughlan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    38
    Address
    Daroge, Co. Longford