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School: Mell, Mell N. School, Drogheda (roll number 855)

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Mell, Co. Louth
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E. Ní Cholmáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0678, Page 063

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  1. November Night

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    On Nov. night if a girl waits to find out the name of the boy she is to marry she gets a turnip and she peels the skin off without breaking it. Then she stands in the door looking in and she throws the skin back over her head. If it will break perhaps form letters That's a sign that they are the first letters of the name of the man she will marry. If it forms no letters she is not to marry that year.
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  2. The Old Abbey

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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Treasa Wall
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Mell, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Bill Wall
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Mell, Co. Louth