School: Clochar na Trócaire, An tSráidbhaile (roll number 13020)

Location:
Stradbally, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
An tSr. Ióseph
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    their luck.
    On May Day all the housekeepers used to arise at sunrise to take the first pail of water from the well so that anybody would not take their butter that year.
    If a man went to the fire for a spark to light his pipe and a churn making in the house, they would not leave him out of the house with the spark on his pipe for fear he would take their butter.
    Long ago the farmers used to make a hoop from the sally tree and twist it on the cows' horns to keep away sickness from the cows and also, so that they might have a lot of milk.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Kiely
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballingowan, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mrs Margaret Kiely
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballingowan, Co. Waterford