School: Courtbane (roll number 14540)

Location:
Courtbane, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Mac Eochagáin
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  1. The names of games that are played at Hallow Eve are "Ducking", "Hanging and apple on the line", "Burning nuts in the fire", "Hiding things on other people", "The three dishes".
    When children are playing "the three dishes" they put clay in one of them and water in another and a ring in another. They will put a blind on one of the children's eyes and this one will go over to the table and if he puts his hand on the with the clay in it he will be buried before twelve months. If he puts his hand on the dish with the water in it he will go across water before twelve months and if he puts his hand on the dish with the ring in it, he will be married before twelve months.
    Long ago a man used to go
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Mc Ardle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Courtbane, Co. Louth