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School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

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Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036D, Page 06_008

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    because everybody tries to get the ring because means that who ever gets the ring will be married first but nobody likes to get a piece of a stick because they have a belief that when they get the stick they will get a cross husband or wife.
    Then they get a big tub of water and they put apples and money into the water and they tie their hands behind their backs and then they try to catch the momey or the apples with their mouth and whoever succeeds to take them up may keep them
    They get three saucers
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    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
    Maureen Dooley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moneen East, Co. Galway