School: An Mhainistir i gCill Chiaráin
- Location:
- Kilkerrin, Co. Galway
- Teacher: An Bráthair Féidhlim Ó hAlmhain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0080, Page 251
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- Days for Cures. Thursdays and Tuesdays for styes in the eyes. Thursdays and Mondays for boils.
people change into new houses on Fridays. they also start ploughing on Fridays. The people reckon that Friday is also a lucky day to sow crops. It is not right to wash or shear sheep Whit week. It is supposed that it is not right to throw out ashes or to clean out cows beds on May Day. People do not like to get married the third day after Christmas because it is supposed to be the odd Day. There is a cure in the tongue of a fox for a running sore. There is a cure in a dogs lick for a bad cut. It is supposed that there is poisin in an ass's bite or a cat's bite or scrape or a weasal's or a rat's bite. It is supposed that there is a curse on jennets because they do not breed. It is also supposed that rabbits and hares sleep with their eyes opened. It is not right to kill a swan.
- Collector
- Larry Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowntober East, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mary Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Carrowntober East, Co. Galway
