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School: Coill an Gharráin (roll number 14865)

Location:
Killacorraun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Riagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 428

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    When a cow dies somepeople bring 'their bones and hangs them in the cow-house to bring good luck on the cattle, Somepeople make three crosses on the cow when they have done milking. Somepeople bring the ashes from the bone fire and shake it on the animals to bring luck on them and other people shake Whit Sunday's holy water on the cattle and other animals to bring luck on them. There was a man living in the mountain who had four cattle and when ever he would churn he could never get butter on the milk. One Maymorning he was out very early he caught a neighbouring woman milking
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Treasa Ní Phaidin
    Gender
    Female