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School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

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Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036D, Page 02_010

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    she puts a ring into it. When it is baked they take it up. When it is cold everyone in the house get a cut of it. Someone must get the ring and whoever gets it will get married before the year is out. They hang an apple with a cord down from the ceiling and they try to catch it with their mouths
    They get three plates and they put clay in one and a ring in an another and water in another Then they blindfold someone and if he puts his hand into the
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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
    Michael Holland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fiddaun, Co. Galway