School: Tullycasson
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- Ardvagh, Co. Cavan
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- (continued from previous page)a cows tail when she would be going to the fair for fear she might be overlooked. Anyone with an evil eye do this. When an animal would be overlooked the only cure for it was to write the alphabet or a bit of paper and burn it under the animal that was overlooked. The alphabet was written because whatever name the person with the evil had would be in the alphabet and it would be burned. It was thought if the person with the evil eye had would be in the alphabet and it would be burned. It was a custom to throw holy water on a cow that would be going to the fair. Pigs are called by ''urris'' and when driving geese ''seilig'', seilg is said.
Jim McGovern
VI Glass Received from Thomas Fitzpatrick
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- Jim Mc Govern
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- James Mc Govern
- Gender
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