School: Lacken (C.), Cill Mhichíl (roll number 13827)
- Location:
- Lacken, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhaonaigh
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- (continued from previous page)saucer containing the water it is said he will cross the water, the person that puts his hand in the saucer containing earth it is saidhe would die the first, the person that puts his hand in the empty saucer it is said he will be a Bachelor or in the case of a girl an old Maid, and the person that puts his hands in the saucer containing the ring it is said he will be married the first.
Some of the ancient customs are: making a cross of wood and hanging it fromthe ceiling putting a lighted candle at one end and an apple at the other end and pushing it around then try to know who would get the apple without burning their hands.
They used to pick out some person to go out in the garden and pull a cabbage stump and if it was crooked she would marry a crooked man and if it was straight she would marry a straight man.
They used to peel an apple without breaking the peel and put the peel(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmihil, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs Ann Auliffe
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Kilmihil, Co. Clare
