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School: Richmond (roll number 14400)

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Richmond, Co. Mayo
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Pádraig Mac Giollarnáth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 194

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    they will cross the ocean first. If it is on the other plate they are said to die first.
    They also make a cake. They put a ring, a button, a nut, a thimble. People say the person that gets the ring will be the first to be married.
    On that night young boys go out to some ones garden and take cabbage. Then they break the cabbage on the road. People also eat a lot of nuts that night.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Willis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moylaw, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr John Willis
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 55
    Address
    Moylaw, Co. Mayo