School: Allenwood, Robertstown (roll number 1712)
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 099
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
Download
Open data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Allenwood, Robertstown
- XML Page 099
- XML (no title)
- XML (no title)
- XML (no title)
- XML (no title)
- XML (no title)
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
(no title) (continued)
“When potatoes are overcooked...”
(continued from previous page)said to be in " brois ".
(no title)
“A piece of iron is put in the fire while playing cards to bring luck.”
A piece of iron is put in the fire while playing cards to bring luck by the power of the devil.It is also put in while wrestling and, they say if anyone was killed while wrestling he would be in the power of the devil. (no title)
“If there is a dead person in the house...”
If there is a dead person in the house the dust off the floor is swept under the table, until the corpse leaves the house. (no title)
“If a dog comes in with a straw fastened to him...”
If a dog comes in with a straw fastened to him, it is a sign of a letter from the landlord, and if a hen came in the same, it is a sign of a visitor.
A red rag is tied to a cow's tail after calving to keep away the fairies. (no title)
“Every morning, the custom was...”
Transcription guide » You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.