School: Clún na Gaoithe (roll number 8740)
- Location:
- Cloongee, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Héaráin
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- (continued from previous page)it is his apple. They play this game for a considerable time.
This is another game played. Three saucers are left on the table. Water is put in one, soil in another and a ring is placed on the third. Each person in turn is blindfolded and puts his on one of the saucers. If he puts his hand on the ring he will marry first.
This is another game that is played on this night. A number of boys goes into a man's cabbage garden, they pull some heads of cabbage and bring them around to every house hitting the door. They select a house where the man of the house is a bit contrary. They hit the door a few times and then he comes out and hunts them. Sometimes he sets the dog on them or fines a shot to frighten them. At times it is serious because he might throw something at them and hurt one of them. Besides no man likes to see his cabbage broken or destroyed.
It is said that blackberries should not be eaten after September 29th because the devil spits on them and the púca comes on them. The people(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Dunleavy
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ummoon, Co. Mayo
