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School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

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Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036D, Page 03_008

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    three saucers and they put clay in one saucer and water in another and a ring in the other plate.
    Then they put a handkerchief on your face to blindfold you and then you go to the table where the saucers are and if you put your hand where the clay is you will die before the end of the year and if you put your hand where the water is you will go over the water before the end of the year and if you put your hand where the ring is you will be married before the end
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    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
    Martin Maloney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloghroak, Co. Galway