School: Cnoc Bhruis (Mount Bruis) (roll number 15158)
- Location:
- Bruis, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: M. Ní Chuinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0580, Page 163
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- (continued from previous page)marriage. The last one is the burning of nus, two nuts are named and put in the fire, when they are there a wile with the heat they either hop from or against each other. The names which are put on them are of a boy and a girl and those would be married if they hoped over or against each other, and they would not be married if from each other they went.
- A fowl is killed in honour of St. Martin the eve of the tenth of November. The blood of the fowl is spilled on the door-step in honour of him. It is believed that it is lucky to carry out this customs every year.
- Collector
- Emma Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Toor, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs Ryan
- Gender
- Female
