School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 06_044
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- All the children of the village gather together on one house and play all kinds of games. They sing songs and give around riddles.
The woman of the house usually makes a nice cake. She puts a ring and thimble in it. The cake is then divided around to all the party. The person that gets the ring is supposed to get married first.
Who ever gets the thimble will be a dress-maker if a girl, a tailor if a boy.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rita Corcoran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Prison North, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr Corcoran
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 37
- Address
- Prison North, Co. Mayo
