School: Castlemacadam
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- Castlemacadam, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Wm. Ffell
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Customs and Beliefs
“On entering a house the visitor said 'God bless all here' or 'God bless the work'...”
On entering a house the visitor said"god bless all here" or "god bless the work" or "god save all here" & the answer " god save you kindly" was given. When looking at any living creature of a neighbor the visitor said "god bless the cattle" fowl etc as the case might be a& got the answer "god bless you too kindly".When churning and anyone enters he or she had to take a turn with the dash before leaving in case they would take the luck with them.On hearing the cuckoo for the first time remove the shoe & see if there is a hair on it. If there is this hair is the colour of the hair of the future husband of the wearer.At Hallow Eve the girls & boys went to a cabbage plot & pulled a head of cabbage each. A lot of clay on the root foretold a rich husband or wife while little or(continues on next page)- Informant
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