School: Páirc na nDriseóg (roll number 14294)

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Brierfield, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Conaire
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    woman first.
    When they are killing chickens for St. Martins they spill it around the four corners of the house.
    Brigid Fahy
    Dangan
    Ballyglunin
    Co Galway
    Got from my mother age 46 Margaret Fahy, Dangan
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. 21st November 1938
    Old Customs continued
    When a cow is after calfing they tie a piece of a red rag to her tail, this is a lucky thing to do.
    After a cow is calfing they bring out a blessed candle if if they have any and burn all the hair out of her udder.
    If a person came into the house when you are churning you should give them the churn to do a bit of it. If you did not they say that the person who came in would bring the luck with them.
    On Shrove Tuesday at the market of Mountbellew they do be throwing salt at each
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
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