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School: Coracrin

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Corracrin, Co. Monaghan
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E. Ní Dhuibhghlinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0960, Page 090

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  1. Omens (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    his father told him that a green Christmas makes fat Churchyards.
    If there are two spoons left on anyones saucer before taking their tea, they are supposed to have something to do with a Babtism.
    If anyone saw 1 magpie is for sorrow two for joy three for wedding
    Teresa Fields, Cornacrieve, Emyvale.
    Co Monaghan
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  2. Halloween

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    On Halloween night most children play tricks. They put false faces and old clothes on.
    Some of them hide gates and double tree of ploughs they put them up trees and in hedges.
    They tie dogs to doors of horses
    The people fill a dish of water and put some small apples and big ones in it to see who can get the big ones in their mouth
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Colton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardnasallem, Co. Monaghan