School: Loughglinn (C.)
- Location:
- Loughglinn, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Méadhbha, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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General Customs
Marriage and funeral customsIn by-gone years many customs were carried out. It was customary in this locality to tie a red tape on a cow's tail before calving to save her from the "Evil Eye". When a man got his hair cut he took a pinch of salt three times, and put a pinch in the fire so that the fairies would not bring him. This was another custom. A person who washed his feet after sun-set always kept the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Callaghan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Loughglinn, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Bob King
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Figh, Co. Roscommon