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School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

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Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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    it. When she winds it up again she will see her future husband holding the end of it.
    A girl gets an apple and peels it.
    If she can peel it without breaking the peel she will be married before the year is out.
    A girl throws her garter in the fire at midnight. When she gets up in the she will find a letter under the door with her garter and her husband's name written on it it.
    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