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School: Cilltighearnáin/Kiltiernan (roll number 11812)

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Kiltiernan West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 02_023

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    third clay. Then one person is blind-folded at a time. He faces towards the plates not knowing what way they are placed. Then he puts his fingers in one of the plates and if it the one which contains water, it is said he will get drowned. If it is the one with the ring it is said he will be married and if it is the one with the clay it is said that he will die soon.
    Then an apple is hung from the ceiling and each person gets a bite.
    Also, two grains of wheat are placed on a hot place near the fire which represent two
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    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
    Nuala Ní Bheirn
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mike Shiel
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Ardrahan, Co. Galway