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School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

Location:
Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 035

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    and they try to fetch the money out of the bath without putting their hands near it.
    Another game is the "Four Saucers." The children put four saucers on the table, they put clay in one saucer, water on another and a beads on another and a ring on another. The person who puts his hand on the ring will be married soon, and the person who puts his hand on the beads will become a priest, and the person who puts his hand on the water will be sailing and whoever puts his hand on the clay will die within the year, but of course
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    History Edit
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Collector
    Mary Conlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymahon, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Conlon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymahon, Co. Longford