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School: Coill an Gharráin (roll number 14865)

Location:
Killacorraun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Riagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 371

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    boys from from three days to two years should be slaughtered.
    New years day:- If you would go visiting new years day, you would be visiting for the whole year.
    Whit Sunday:- It is very dangerous to go on water on Whit Sunday,
    If you fell asleep during the day you would never waken until that day twelve month again.
    May day:- If you cry may day, you will be crying for the whole year.'
    Scabby Friday:- It is right to have (the) some of the potatoes [?] dug before scabby Friday or the would be covered with scabs.
    May day:- If a stranger goes to the village well before any of the village people May morning, people say they would bring all the butter from the village for the year.
    Christmas day:- If you left your
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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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlís Ní Ceallachán
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockbrack, Co. Mayo