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School: Boher, Bushfield. Nenagh (roll number 9190)

Location:
Boher, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Margaret A. Malone
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0538, Page 280

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    to dry at the fire, at midnight your future husband would turn it.
    It is said that if you peel an apple in front of a mirror at midnight you would see your future husband.
    If you peel an orange at midnight and throw the rind over your shoulder the rind will make the initial letter of your future husbands name.
    The games always finished with Púicín.
    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
    Peggy Gleeson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Templemore, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    John Gleeson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 57
    Address
    Templemore, Co. Tipperary