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School: Tunnyfoyle

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Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Thréinfhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 159

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    and feathers.
    The cuckoo comes in April. She sings her song in May.
    In the middle of June She changes her tune And then she flies away.
    Hallowe'en Customs
    Sunday is Halloween. Long ago the people played a lot of tricks, They would put water in a basin, clay on a plate and they would have a ring. also.
    And (wo) whoever would thouch the water first would cross the water and whoever thouches the clay will die and whoever thouches the ring will get married, first Some people put a ring in a cake and who-ever gets the ring the would get married (also) first. In some places the young lads tie the doors of the
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