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School: Cill Chiaráin

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Kilkerrin, Co. Galway
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Caitlín, Bean Uí Chuimín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0080, Page 091

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    Clothing should be brought out of a house while churning is being made.
    When a cow calves a red string is tied to her tail.
    After a cow calves mild should not be given away before the first churning.
    It is considered unlucky to give away milk on May day.
    It is considered unlucky to give a coal to anyone on May day.
    It is considered unlucky to get married in May.
    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
    Maggie Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonkeen (Waldron), Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Flynn
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonkeen (Waldron), Co. Galway