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School: Cluain Uamha (C.) (roll number 12828)

Location:
Cloyne, Co. Cork
Teacher:
E. Geeleher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0394, Page 165

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    Hallowe'en was a very enjoyable feast long ago. The people played many games on that night. They got a piece of lead and melted it. Then they stole a key from a widow's door and poured the led through the eye of the key into a bowl of cold water. Then they brought the lead to some old woman to read their fortunes.
    A person put nine grains of wheat, nine grains of salt, and nine drops of water in her mouth. She walked through the street until she heard the man's named called, and she believed that would be the name of her future husband.
    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
    Josephine Cahill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloyne, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Cahill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloyne, Co. Cork