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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Nenagh

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Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
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An tSr. Seanán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0535, Page 410

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    Festival Customs. 22-12.'37
    1. To peel an apple and to throw the skin over the left shoulder with your eyes closed. The skin is supposed to form the initial of your future husband.
    2. A boy and a girl put two nutshells in a cup of water, if the nutshells stay together they will be married, but, if they float apart the pair will not marry.
    3. The father of the house takes an oatcake and he hits the door with it on New Years Eve a certain rhyme is recited and this is supposed to keep the hunger from the door for the year.
    4. To be born on the first of December it is said you will get a painful death.
    5. To be vaccinated on each arm it is said that person will never be drowned.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Clandillon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Dublin Road, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr Michael Ryan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    82
    Address
    Dublin Road, Co. Tipperary