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

Location:
Killasser, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
S. Mac Carrghamhna
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    A clutch of eggs, for the purpose of setting under a hen should not be washed before presenting some to a neighbour.

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    washed before presenting same to a neighbour
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    If a wisp of straw is seen attached to a hen's tail...

    If a wisp of straw is seen attached to a hen's tail when she is walking it portends a funeral in the family.
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    The screeching of a "filibín" is interpreted as "bíodh rud agat éin ná bí gan aon rud".

    The screeching of a "filibín" is interpreted as "bíodh rud agat féin ná bí gan aon rud".
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Joseph P. Caron
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs James Peyton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    58
    Address
    Dromada (Gore), Co. Mayo
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    The screeching of the grouse is taken as 'Sparáil an Fraoch'.

    The screeching of the grouse is taken as "Sparáil an Fraoch".

    Two grouse were speaking one day and one said to the other "spare the heather". The other answered there is no need to spare, as we have this hill, the next hill and the hill over there. It happened anyway that the heather was burned and they were left without any. There was unlimited amount of heather when one grouse advised the other to spare it. Still it was all burned. In the same way no matter how wealthy people are they should
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