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School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

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Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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    her hand on the saucer with the clay she will die before the year is out, if she touches the saucer with the water she will cross the water before the year is out, and if she touches the saucer with the ring in it she will be a married before the year is out.
    A young girl 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 smail will be left on the flour. These form the initials of her future husband.
    The nuts are place on a warm hearth before the
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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
    Mary Baldrey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Swordlestown North, Co. Kildare