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School: Clochar na Trócaire (Scoil Naomh Seosaimh) (roll number 13770)

Location:
Mohill, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Sheabhlaigh
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    out on May morning and wash your face in the dew on the grass you are supposed to keep your youthful appearance during life. On May day the old people used to make a ring of a rowan-berry branch and put it on the churn dash in order to keep the "Good People" from taking the butter as they believed.
    On November night the door is left unlocked, and the hearth is sweept clean, a good fire left on, a candle left in one window and a dish of buttered bread left on the table for the Holy Souls who were released from Purgatory on that day. The same things are done on Christmas Eve for Our Lady and the Infant Jesus.
    Monday and Thursday are the two days for making cures. Any cures made on these days are supposed to be made before sunset.
    Cait Ni Gallchobhair.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáit Ní Gallchobhair
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Cáit Ní Gallcobair
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Occupation
    Siopadóir
    Address
    Mohill, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Seán Mac Gabhrain
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    79
    Address
    Aghavas, Co. Leitrim