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School: Corr Garrdha (roll number 15228)

Location:
Corgerry Eighter, Co. Galway
Teachers:
M. Ó Dubhláin M. Ó Muineacháin
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    Long ago the people used to tie a red rag around the cow's tail after calfing so that the fairies would not bring the cow and then they would shake holy water on her. Then they would get a lightening blessed candle and a girl would stand on one side of the cow and a man on the other side and the girl would hand the candle under the cow to the man and then the man would bring the candle around the cow so they used to do that to bless the cow.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Eskerroe, Co. Galway