School: An Choill Mhór (roll number 1672)
- Location:
- Cuilmore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: “An Paorach”
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0087, Page 55
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- If pigs have convulsions cut tip of ear or split the ear to cure them.
The first one meeting a cow after calving has the butter of that cow for the year.
Cow let out first time after calving tie red rag on tail and run before her and behind her with a live coal.
It is bad luck to meet a red haired woman when going on a journey.
If you are the first up on May morning the fairies will steal your butter.
If you see two magpies it spells good luck. One means bad luck.
Never bring money out of a house at the beginning of a week.
- Mullach Bán, Garraí Cam
An Stáithín, Lammach, Crogán Dóite
Bóthrín Garbh. - Get pieces of butter from three different people. Give them to the charm maker who will make it into an ointment to be applied to the sore.
- Pound leaves of Dandelion an drink the juice
- Collector
- Thomas Moylett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cuilmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Moylett
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Cuilmore, Co. Mayo
