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School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Béal Átha Búrc, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 03_030

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  1. Oíche Shamhna

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    On November's night the women of the hose used to make a cake and put a ring in it. When the cake would be she used to give a piece of it to every one in the hose and whoevery will be married first in the hose
    Long ago the people were afriad to go out of the on that nighe. Because one Novembere's night there were two men going to another house
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
        1. Oíche Shamhna (~934)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Gibbons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ceapach Charnáin, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Edward Gibbons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ceapach Charnáin, Co. Mhaigh Eo