School: Aughacashel (roll number 15356)
- Location:
- Aghacashel, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Joseph Conifry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 448
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I was young.I dont know anything about the origin of the custom.We made certain to have the last of the moor potatoes planted before the 16th May - the fair day in Drumshanbo (The moor potatoes are the latest to be planted)Reabhog Days
Yes, every one knows of the Reabhog Days, and the Borrowing Days. The Reabhog Days are the 1st days of April that that month is supposed to borrow from March to skin the old cow. I can give no explanation for the name of these days or how the old cow comes into the thing.
- Yes, there's a fairy fort in the next field to the house here. It had a high growth of white-thorn bushes around it on 3 sides long ago. Oh, no it is not, nor was not a square fort; it is round. It was almost closed with the bushes, that is why I said 3 sides. On the side that there was hardly any bush, that is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Conifry
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Thomas Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bunrevagh, Co. Leitrim
