School: Lacken (C.), Cill Mhichíl (roll number 13827)
- Location:
- An Leacain, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhaonaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0602, Page 003
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- Some of the present day customs are, putting an apple into a tub of water and each person tries to catch it with his mouth without putting a hand to it; beans are roasted, two are put down at the time a black one for the boy and a white one for the girl and if they stay together it is said they would be married and if one leaps from the other they wont be married.
Another trick was putting five saucers on the table one with earth, another with water, another with a ring, and in another a Rosary Beads, and the fifth one empty. Each of these has a different meaning. A "Púicín" is put on the eyes of each person and the person that puts his hand into the saucer of earth he is said to be the first that would die. If the person puts his hand into the water he is said to be the first to cross the seas If he puts his hand into the ring he is said to be the first that will be married. If he puts his hand into the Rosary Beads he is said to become a priest.
If he puts his hand into the empty saucer he is said to be a Bachelor. Some of the ancient customs are, they used to send the girl they would expect to be(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Brogan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cill Mhichíl, Co. an Chláir
- Informant
- Mrs Brogan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Cill Tiompair, Co. an Chláir
