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School: Ballinacliffy

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Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
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A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 241

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 241

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    “Girls go out on Hallow Eve night and pull a stalk of cabbage of which the head is cut off without looking at it...”

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    off without looking at it. If the stalk is straight they will get a straight man, If the stalk is crooked they will get a stout, short man.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Rushe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Informant
    Mrs Rushe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Tonagh, Co. Westmeath