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School: Carraig na Heorna (2) (roll number 14976)

Location:
Carricknahorna, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Sibéal Nic Pháidín

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1028, Page 396

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Halloween Customs (continued)

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To a lime kiln in a lonesome place. Then while still holding one end of the yarn they cast the ball into the kiln and called out in a loud voice “Who holds my clue” They expected to be answered by their future husbands.

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Halloween Customs

The girls washed their clothes in south running water on Hallo’een Day and left the clothes to dry by the fire. Then went to bed and waited there until some man came to the house. If he removed the clothes that was the future husband.

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Collector
Kathleen Mac Cafferty
Gender
female
Address
Ballintra, Co. Donegal
Language
English

Halloween Customs

A girl got a head of cabbage and hung it above the door. The first man that entered the house the next day and to pass

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