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School: Morton St. Convent Nat. S. (roll number 12349)

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Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Miss Annie O' Dwyer
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    My daddy was telling me that in old times people used to get a ball of yarn and go to a quarry and tie the yarn to a bush and wind it off. Then at twelve in the night they used to go to where the yarn was and wind it up again and when they got to the quarry they would see their future husband.
    Maura Hackett 20 Davis Road
    Informant: Mr Patrick Hackett, parent
    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
    Maura Hackett
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Hackett
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male