School: Behymore
- Location:
- Behy More, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0162, Page 012
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There is an old story that says March borrowed three days from April to skin the old cow. March said he would skin the cow and the cow said he would not. Off ran the cow and March after her. The month March was so determined to catch the cow that he borrowed three days off April to catch her. At last he caught the cow and skinned her on the third day. These three days are said to be the coldest in the year.
- Long ago there was a písreog or a superstition that the fairies used to take away children. It is said that there was a(continues on next page)
