School: Cloncovid
- Location:
- Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Savage
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- (continued from previous page)to be setting a May-bud.
On Hallow'een night a cake is made for the supper with a ring and a thimble in it. The person who gets the ring will be married and the person who gets the thimble will be an old maid. There is another game played that is going to a well with a mirror and it is said would see the devil.
On St. Johns night bone-fires are lighted and boys and girls dance. On the 29th June - fires are lighted also.
On Shrove Tuesday night pancakes are made for the supper. On Hallow'een(continues on next page)- Collector
- May Sheridan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carnagh Upper, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Kiernan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carnagh Upper, Co. Cavan