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School: Coill Sailighe (roll number 4855)

Location:
Kilsallagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máiréad, Bean Uí Ghiobáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138, Page 276

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    milk and butter for the year. Some people think that there is a cure in mixing the water that is Blessed on Xmas day Holy Saturday and Whit Sunday together. They say it would cure anything, They say that if they got a horse-shoe lost on the road they would have luck.
    The people decorate their houses on Christmas night with holly. It is said that Our Lord hid under a holly bush when the Jew's were after him.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs O Malley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    54
    Address
    Kilsallagh Lower, Co. Mayo