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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 09_022

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    to a room at midnight and look into a mirror. There they are supposed to see their future husbands standing behind them. The boys and girls put two nuts to roast in front of the fire. If one of them jumped away that boy or girl would not be married that year. If the nutes burned steadily it meant that they would be married.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Cronin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs B. Cronin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary