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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 167

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    (1) A cake is made for the supper. In it is put a ring, a thimble and a stick. Then it is sliced up and shared out. It is said that whoever gets the ring will be married first, and person who gets the thimble will be married to a tailor, and the person who gets the stick will be an old maid or bachelor.
    (2) A tub is placed in the middle of the floor and apples are put in it. then the hands of the people are tied behind their backs and they have to dive for the apples.
    (3) Each person places two hazel nuts on the bar of the grate
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Doolin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glyn, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs C. Doolin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    47
    Address
    Glyn, Co. Offaly