School: Baile an Daingin (B) (roll number 1676)
- Location:
- Ballindine, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus P. Ó Gríobhtha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096, Page 690
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- (continued from previous page)The reason why he would do that is because the horse would go faster. The people would think she was a good one.
When a man had a milch cow for sale he would not let her lie the night before. She would have crooked teats for the fair. Some times a cow would have a bad side in her udder. The owner would make it even. The owner of a cow with a blink teat would sell her off her time. These customs are still observed in my neighborhood.
When a man had store cattle for sale he would he would brush and clean them. When a man had a small bullock for sale he would have him up in a little hill at the fair to make him look bigger. These customs are still observed.
When a man met a red hair woman he would he would turn back because he would have bad luck. A man long a go would(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Kivneen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lugalisheen South, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Francis Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 57
- Address
- Lugalisheen South, Co. Mayo
