School: Cathair Loisgreáin (B)

Location:
Caherlustraun, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic de Chlár
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  1. There was an old castle in Tullaha Kilfenora and tradition had it that there's a chest of gold hidden in the precinct of the castle and whenever local people used to look for it they were frightened away by some wild animal like a dog with blazing eyes. The castle was demolished in 1922 or 3 and the stones were used for building a new house(O'Loughlin's).
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. (1) When a cow can take 3 daisies in one bite off grass you have real summer and vegetation
    (2) Tá sé riabhach dry and cold day, ghlas cold bitter sharp day
    (3) Is leathta an lá é cold wet perishing day
    (4) Tá an ghaoth anoir andeas beidh an lá leathta is fliuch
    (5) Tá cúl a cainnte air - Saying the wrong thing. tactless
    (6) Dá dtrian galair san oidche - Sickness worse at night
    (7) Brighid agus Máire bruighin go láidir
    lámh in-iochtar lámh in-uachtar gach ré seal
    'M'anam do Dhia' dubhairt Máire
    'Gur breágh deas é an cíor a cas.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
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      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
      2. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    Mrs P. Clair
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilcornan, Co. Clare