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School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí

Location:
Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1126, Page 448

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    from your lady friend. Then they put them into a cup of cold water and if one hops away from the others you will travel over water.
    My auntie told me that when she was a girl the girls would throw oats in every door and when they came to ninth door if they heard a name called of a man. That was the man they would marry.
    My mother told me that when she was a girl the people used get a bucket of water and leave it on the table all night thinking it would change into wine. This was done on Little Christmas night
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    W. Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs W. Keane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry