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   a piece of yarrow under the bolster was supposed to see in a dream the man to whom she would be married. This was called 'sleeping on the yarrow". When pulling the yarrow the girl was supposed to say the following words:-
   Good Morrow, Good Yarrow
   Good Morrow to thee.
   Before this time tomorrow
   You'll tell me who my true love will be
   The colour of his hair,
   The clothes he does wear
   The day, month & year he'll be married to me.
   There is a story told about Bob turner's wife. Bob turner, who is now thirty-five years dead, lived in a small house in Lavey in close proximity to the present Lavey Protestant Church. His wife, before being married to him, lived in the same house. She "slept on the yarrow" and in a dream saw her future husband, Bob, who was then a soldier in the British army in India. When he returned from India, she recognised him as the man she had seen in the dream. She afterwards became his wife. She

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      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
         1. Halloween (~934)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Kearney

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killyconnan, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Mrs Frank Murray

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   62

   Address

   Lavey, Co. Cavan