School: Cill Barúin (roll number 10595)
- Location:
- Kilbarron, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Séan C. Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1027, Page 123
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- It would not be lucky to sow your corn after the 20th April. The farmers think themselves lucky if they have theirs in before the cuckoo rings. The old cow kicked up her heels and said she would live another year when she got March over her and March borrowed three days from April and skinned her.
If a man was going to the fair with cattle and met a woman with red hair he would turn back. The farmers count themselves lucky if they half their provisions on Candlemas Day.
On May Day the children gather May flowers and spread them on the window sill. If they do this the fairies are supposed not to some near the houses in which the May flowers are.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Elva Patton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sheegys, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Thomas Patton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sheegys, Co. Donegal
