School: Boher, Bushfield. Nenagh (roll number 9190)

Location:
Boher, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Margaret A. Malone

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0538, Page 280

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to dry at the fire, at midnight your future husband would turn it.
It is said that if you peel an apple in front of a mirror at midnight you would see your future husband.
If you peel an orange at midnight and throw the rind over your shoulder the rind will make the initial letter of your future husbands name.
The games always finished with Púicín.

Collector
Peggy Gleeson
Gender
female
Address
Templemore, Co. Tipperary
Informant
John Gleeson
Gender
male
Age
circa 57
Address
Templemore, Co. Tipperary
Language
English