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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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    who is blind-folded puts his hand into the saucer where the ring is he will get married before that day twelve months, and if he puts his hand into the clay he will die young and if he puts his hand into the water he will cross the sea.
    The boys go into every garden and take a few heads of cabbage and break them on the road.
    We put two pieces of alum in a pan, one in the name of some girl and the other in the name of a boy. When the alum melts if the two pieces run into each other it is a sign that the pair will get married.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kate Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo