School: Doire / Derrew (roll number 14624)
- Location:
- Derrew, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Caitlín Bean Uí Maolalaidh
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- (continued from previous page)that person would have bad luck for one year.
12. On St John's night when the old people are coming home from the bone fire they bring a coal from the bonefire and they throw it into one of their gardens the way the (crops) crops would grow.
13. The old people say if the Cuckoo comes early it is the sign of bad weather.
14. If there were(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Paddy Prendergast
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cartronbower, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Prendergast
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
