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School: Cill a' Lachtáin

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Killallaghtan, Co. Galway
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Seosamh Ó hAllmhuráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0309

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    catches it with their mouth is the winner. Get a basin of clean water and put a sixpence into it and try to catch it with your mouth. Whoever catches it can keep it. Get three saucers and put clay in one, water in another, and a ring in the other, Then your eyes are covered and if you put your hand in the water you will cross the sea. If you put your hand on the clay you will die first and if you put your hand on the ring you will be married. A girl peels an apple without breaking the skin and she hangs it on the door. Whatever man comes in first will marry the girl. There is a ring put in a pancake on that night and who ever gets the ring will be married the first.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Shaughnessy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Chelsea, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Peter Shaughnessy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Chelsea, Co. Galway