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School: Baile an Bhunánaigh (B.) (roll number 16851)

Location:
Ballybunnion, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
P. Ó Hailin
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    November's Night
    Another old and varied custom is a followes. Three saucers are placed on the that table with eaarth in one water in another and a rosary beeds. Then one boy is blind folded and which ever saucer he puts his hand in he is going to do something.
    If he puts his hand in the earth he is going to die in a short time. If he puts his hand in the water he is going to go across water to some foreign country and if he puts his hand in the rosary beeds he is going to be (an - deleted) a Priest in a short time
    Miceal Purcell
    Ahafona
    Ballybunion
    Co Kerry
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Miceal Purcell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ahafona, Co. Kerry