School: Coradh Chaitlín (C.)

Location:
Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Eibhlin, Bean Mhic Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0598, Page 471

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    Hallowe'en falls on the thirty first of October.There are a lot of games played on that night.
    There is an apple hanging from the ceiling and the childrens hands are tied and they have to try to catch the apple with their mouths.
    They also have three saucers .Earth is put into one saucers.A ring is put into another and water into the third .Whoever tips the saucer with the earth in it is going to die,soon.They who tip the one that the ring is in are going to be married and they who
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      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
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