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Cleachdadh Samhna do chaileagan.

Date 12 March 1953
Track ID 8587
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1953.23.B8h

Original Tape ID

SA1953.023

Summary

Halloween custom for girls.

A girl would throw a ball of wool over a wall, holding on to its end, and call, "Cò tha siud thall air ceann mo ròpain?" until a voice answered with a name. This would be the name of the girl's future husband. This had to be done late at night.

Item Notes

Ceirsle is pronounced 'caile' here.

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good