School: St Columba’s, Coggale

Location:
Cogaula, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Ó Fiacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 467

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 467

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    If a dog bit you you should get a few of his hairs and put them to the sore
    If anyone brings a coal out from the fire it is right to put a fresh sod on the fire
    If you see seven magpies near the house in the morning it is the sign that a letter will come that day
    It is a lucky thing to have a goat grazing along with the cows
    If a calf dies with "the black leg," cut off his two shins and put them behind a rafter in the barn, and this will keep the disease away
    When a cow is after a calf she is blessed before milking by passing a live coal around about her from head to tail, and then passing it under her body from her back
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
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    English