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School: Convent of Mercy, Moville (roll number 9278)

Location:
Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Sr. Celestine Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1119, Page 192

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  1. A Hallow Eve Game Long Ago

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    This is one of the games played by the girls of Moville long ago on Hollow Eve night long ago.
    Someone got three bowls. In one she put clean water. In another she put dirty water and the third was left empty. Then a girl's eyes were blindfolded and she had to put her hand on some one of the bowls. If she put her hand on the bowl of clean water that as a sign that she would get married to a nice clean-looking man, but if she put her hand on the bowl of dirty water that was a sign that she would get a dirty-looking man and if she put her hand on the empty bowl that was a sign that she would get no man at all.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnagarve, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Miss Jane Mullan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnagarve, Co. Donegal