School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)
- Location:
- Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 127
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- (continued from previous page)upset the tub and spilled the water.
Instead of flowing out through the door, the water disappeared.
When some men looked, they found that the house was built on an entrance to a cave which led into the interior of the hill. There is another entrance to this cave between James Harkin's house and Ann McDaid's.
- It is an old custom to gather primroses on Mayeve and to scatter them at the door, and to fasten a bunch on a rowan rod and stick it in front of the byre to protect the cows from witchcraft. Another custom is when a heifer calves for the first time, to sprinkle the tins with Holy water, and take two rushes from St. Bridgets cross and put them in the tins and also to put a two shilling bit in it to keep witches from blinking the heifer.
- Collector
- Jane Mc Daid
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Informant
- James Harkin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupations
- Carpenter
- Farmer
- Address
- Tullychullion, Co. Donegal
Old Story
“One time there was a woman who had an article with seven "bratog bhríghdes" on it.”
One time there was a woman who had an article with seven "Bratóg Bhrighde's" on it. She kept a(continues on next page)
