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School: Kilmacteige (B.) (roll number 15500)

Location:
Kilmacteige, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Cuirnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0173, Page 203

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    “In the old days people believed that the butter could be taken by evil-wishers.”

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    People would never throw out dirty water at night without saying "Coshu" for fear the "good people" would be about and get wet with the water.
    It was supposed to be very wrong to step across a person and if you did so you would have to step back again. It was believed that if a person sowed on Sunday he would have to rip the stitches on the last day with his nose. Whenever a person had to sew on Sunday she always made sure to make
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Anne Cunney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Culdaly, Co. Sligo