School: Castlecary

Location:
Ballyrattan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Mary S.J. Donaghy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1117, Page 42

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    go out and gather May flowers, and these are strewn on the window sill, and on the doorsteps and on the doorsteps of the out office houses.
    This custom is supposed to please the fairies, and to keep away ill luck throughout the year.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. A Story

    A blind man went to take possession of some land and he was told to tie his horse to a thistle.

    A blind man went to take possession of some land and he was told to tie his horse to a thistle. "There isn't a thistle in the whole place" said his servans.
    "Then tie him to a ben-weed". "There are no ben-weeds here either" was the reply. hen man then said "Land without thistles or ben-weeds is not worth working".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Arthur Peoples
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlecary, Co. Donegal