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School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

Location:
Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 174

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    Hell. Heaven and Purgatory
    Two girls go a distance from the other girls who are playing and put a name on, Hell Heaven and Purgatory. Suppose they put an apple on Heaven and an orange on Hell and a bananna on Purgatory. Then they hold out their hands and call any girl they wish and ask her which of these fruits she would prefer. If she says a bananna they put her in some place that they call Purgatory. If she says any of the other things
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ellen Field
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath