School: Monaseed (roll number 15937)
- Location:
- Monaseed, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Nioclás Ó Diomasaigh
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- Many people in this district believe that if a cow had twin calves some other animal on the farm such as a cow or horse would die before that time twelve months. Other people say that a member of the family of the man who owned it would die before that time twelve months. It is considered unlucky for a cow to have twin calves. With regard to a corpse it is said that if it did not stiffen before it wouldd be put in the coffin that a member of the family would die in a short time. If it also believed that if a corpse is brought out with its feet first, that a member of the family would die before that(continues on next page)
- Collector
- K. Mc Donald
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Jack Carthy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 57
- Address
- Ballylusk, Co. Wexford
