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School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

Location:
Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 11_006

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    the one with the ring he will be married. They place two nuts beside the fire they put a boys name on one and a girls name on the other. If they jump into each other they will be married and if they jump from each other they never will be married. They also say that the departed souls return to their old home on that night.
    I heard above story from an old man called
    John Needham
    Cross
    (aged 89)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James O' Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cross, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Needham
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    89
    Address
    Cross, Co. Mayo