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School: Soran, Longford (roll number 14683)

Location:
Soran, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Wilfred O'Callaghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 141

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  1. Halloween  Customs (continued)

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    calls out somebody's name. The person who is winding the yarn and the person whose name is called out will be married.
    If one gets a basin of oats, and walks round the house outside three times, and walks into any outhouse that he likes he will see the person whom he will be married to.
    It is said that if one gets a few ivy leaves, places them under his own pillow when he is going to bed, and does not speak to anyone from he goes out for the leaves until he goes to bed he will dream
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Hughes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Soran, Co. Longford
    Informant
    John Trapp
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Soran, Co. Longford