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School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

Location:
Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776C, Page 05_001

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    In Hallow-eve night my father placed a tub of water on the floor. He put a threepenny piece into it but it was hard to get it.
    A young girls puts a saucer of flour on a table. She puts a snail in the middle of it. When she gets up in the morning the marks of the snail will be left on the floor. These form the initials of her future husband
    Two grains of wheat are placed on a warm heart before
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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
    Patrick Hartigan
    Gender
    Male