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School: Mountbellew (roll number 12352)

Location:
Mountbellew, Co. Galway
Teacher:
William Hans
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  1. Local Customs on Eve of Holidays (continued)

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    they would marry. Others would go out in the garden and pull a cabbage stalk to see if it is straight or crooked if the stalk is crooked you would get a crooked wife if it is straight you will get a straight wife.
    St. Martin's Eve.
    On St. Martin's Eve the people kill a cock and cut the head off him and spill the the blood in the four corners of the house.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Jane Mc Loughlin
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    52
    Address
    Bovinion, Co. Galway