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School: Baile an Doire (roll number 16410)

Location:
Ballinderry, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Maolmhichíl
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0021, Page 0221

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    On May day also the people pulled nine branches of a "cioran" tree or rowan tree and throw one of them away and put the other ones up in the rafters of the cow-house. The people did that because it was said that there would be luck on their cows and calves for the next twelve months.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Burke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brackloon, Co. Galway