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School: Na Creaga

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Creggs, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam Ó Breandáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 015

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    A custom among the old Irish people was to give the churn-dash to the person who entered the house while churning was going on.
    Another custom was to (give) make the sign of the cross on a cow's hip after milking.
    A custom among the people in the old thatched houses was to make a cross on the first of February and put it in the thatch.
    To eat a big number of eggs on Easter Sunday was another custom. Another custom was not to put out ashes or give out milk on May Day. It was said by the old people that the fairies used to be out on November's Night.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Mc Guire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fairfield, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Guire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fairfield, Co. Galway