School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)
- Location:
- Ballyadams, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Bruadair
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- (continued from previous page)the company is put on one and a name of a boy on the other. The nuts are watched carefully.
If the boy's nut leaps quickly away from the girl's nut the boy will not conscent to marry (to n) the girl. If the girl's nut leaps away from the boy's nut the girl will not consent to marry the boy. If both leap there is a complete (misunderstain) misunderstanding on both side. If the remain as they are put on the hearth they will both consent to marry each other. The nuts must be put very near the five so that there is strong heat upon them.
Sometimes for this game grains of wheat are used instead of nuts.(continues on next page)
