School: Bun an Fhionnghlaise (roll number 11454)
- Location:
- Bunnafinglas, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P. Ó Maoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0127, Page 104
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- Cats are very useful animals. There is a lot of "pisheogs" in connection with cats. If a cat turned his back to the fire the people long ago used to say that it was a sign of bad weather. If the people long ago would see a cat scraping the leg of the table they used to say that it was a sign of bad weather. There is a lot of stories in connection with cats."Once upon a time there lived a man who had a lot of milch cows. He used to get a lot of milk from them One morning he got no milk from them. He had no milk for the tea so he didn't know what to do. It was the same the next morning. Every morning for a week it was the same. He used to see a cat coming out of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margarett Josephine Grogan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corradrishy, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Patrick Grogan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Corradrishy, Co. Mayo
