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School: Árd Aoibhinn

Location:
Ardeevin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire Úna Ní Chonfhaola
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0018, Page 232

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    the same thing until they would listen out side every house in the village. One night a girl got a mouth full of water and listened out-side a house and the woman of the house heard her walking out side and the woman started to sing about John Flanigan because she knew the girl did not like to hear her sing about an old man. So when she heard her she threw the water there and went off laughing.
    The people also light twelve candles and whatever candle quenches first the people say that the person to whom the candle belonged to would die first.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Epiphany (~58)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Kate Timothy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Stonetown, Co. Galway