School: Corraslira
- Location:
- Corraslira, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhubhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 100
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- (continued from previous page)yarrow,
Thrice good-morrow to thee!
I hope before this time to-morrow
Thou wilt show my true love to me."
This remaind us of the old custom of burning nuts together on that night when the lads and lasses sat round the fire on hallowe'en night.
Another custom is to get three cups and three saucers, and put water under the first cup, clay under the second cup, and a ring under the third. The person has to have a blindfold on their eyes. Whoever gets the ring will be the first to be married. Whoever gets the water will be the first to cross the sea. Who ever gets the clay will be the first to die.
Another custom is to tied an apple out of the ceiling and whoever would catch it would have it to eat Another saying is if you were passing by a forge you would hear the fairies singing and whistling. Another belief is to get a lot of nuts and write a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Egan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doonard Beg, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Michael Egan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doonard Beg, Co. Roscommon
