School: Killyconnan (C.)
- Location:
- Killyconnan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Ní Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 200
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Many superstitious beliefs were connected with this night. A girl who placed a piece of yarrow under the bolster was supposed to see in a dream the man to whom she would be marred, 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 to-morrow
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(continues on next page)
