School: Bush, Riverstown (roll number 11689)
- Location:
- The Bush, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Mrs Christmas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0658, Page 018
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- Some of the Hallow Een customs are kept up still.
Some of the tricks that are played are taking the wheels off peoples carts and leaving them at a cross roads, and taking off gates is an old custom.
Another old custom is tying peoples doors, and when they try to get out they cannot.
Some of the tricks that are played inside are, sowing salt from your bed to the fireplace and then you look in the looking glass and you will see who you are going to be married to.
If you eat a raw herring bones and all that night you will see your future husband and he will(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Doris Armstrong
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
