School: Killasona, Granard (roll number 14300)
- Location:
- Killasona, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Bean Uí Ghaithbheacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 444
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- (continued from previous page)without putting in their hands. Sometimes a coin like a sixpence is put into the water. This is much more difficult to lift, as it sinks to the bottom, and as it is so small there is great fun and excitement in the lifting of it. Another game that is some-times played on Halloween night, especially by young girls is. The girl takes a ball of wool and commences to unravel it, and travel along saying some set form of words of words, and asking her future husband to come to her. She them goes in the direction of where she knows there is a lime kiln, and throws the ball of wool into it, and keeps the other end in her hand. If she is married before the end the year, her future husband is supposed to come and take the wool that is thrown into(continues on next page)
