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School: Cill Chiaráin

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Kilkerrin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Caitlín, Bean Uí Chuimín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0080, Page 093

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    After calving there is a red string tied on the cow's tail and a coal dipped in holy water is passed around her body three times while a person is making the Sign of the Cross.
    The foundation of a house is laid on Friday and a stone is place at each of the corners and left there over night. If the stones are removed in the morning the house should not be built in that site.
    A coal is put under the churn while the butter is being made so that that butter would not be taken.
    People consider it unlucky to break St Joseph's Lily.
    It is unlucky to have a plant called the "Mother of Thousands" in the house.
    If the head of a lamb or the back of a foal is turned towards a person on seeing them for the firs time, that person will have luck for the year.
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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
    Teresa Lee
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowntober East, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowntober East, Co. Galway