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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 535

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    gather around it and try to get hold of the apple with their mouths without putting any hand to it. Then there are three saucers put on a table with clay on one, water on another and a ring on another. Then each one is put towards the saucers with a "Dalóg" on their faces. If the person left his hand on the saucer with the water on it, It is said that they will go across the water. If they dip their hands in the clay, they will be dead before a year or in the ring they will be married before a year.
    If a boy or a girl goes out at 12 a.m. on November's night and brings a ball of wool to a limekiln. When they get to the limekiln they let down the ball
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernadetta O' Hara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Breastagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs O' Hara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Breastagh, Co. Mayo