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School: Kildavin, Ferns

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Kildavin, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Tadhg de Brí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0911, Page 271

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    Some people say if cows are milked at six o'clock on a May morning by unknown people they would be able to take the butter. Old people believed in lighting a fire on a May morning and driving the cows through it.
    Some people say it is unlucky to pull down a swallows nest over a cowhouse door. If a person killed a robin then his cows would milk blood. A goat put into the cowhouse with the cow is said to be lucky. A horse shoe nailed upside down, on the outside of cowhouse door is supposed to be lucky.
    When calling horses people say 'pheo, pheo'. When driving
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eily Harmon
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    73
    Occupation
    Shopkeeper
    Address
    Ballyshancarragh, Co. Carlow