School: Cnocán Mhichíl Naofa (Clochar)

Location:
Claremorris, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0098, Page 360

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0098, Page 360

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  3. XML “Festival Customs - St Patrick's Day”
  4. XML “November's Night”

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  1. On November's night the people have a great many old customs.
    They make a cake and put a ring in it when the cake is sliced it is handed around at table to every member of the family. The member who gets the slice with the ring in it is supposed to be married the first.
    The children play a great many games. They play a game called the three saucers. There is clay in one saucer a ring in another and water in the other. One of the players is supposed to be blindfolded
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Ardroe, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Clarke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardroe, Co. Mayo