School: N. Seosamh, Cill Lasrach (roll number 16289)

Location:
Killasser, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
S. Mac Carrghamhna
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    To show how the custom was observed the following may be of interest.
    Beesy Gannon's mother got her back hurt by her husband when he was trying to get the first kiss.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Is fearr súil le mil ná súil le cill.
    16. At one time there was a long oak stick - or what the people believed to be an oak stick running from Cloontabret to Cloonfinish (a distance of about half a mile). The people used this as a path for years. One fine day to the astonishment of the people the oak stick turned out to be an animal and it fled down to Killala leaving a track after it. Before the animal started on its journey it gave a tremendous whistle. The animal had twelve eyes.
    17. If an ass foal is three times in the one spot a four leaved shamrock will grow there.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Joseph P. Caron
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Anthony Gavagan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    62
    Address
    Cloonfinish, Co. Mayo