School: Radharc an Locha (roll number 13639)
- Location:
- Aghamore Near, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Eibhlís Ní Chaomhánaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0161, Page 378
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- After palm Sunday there is palm hung up in the cow house to keep the cows safe for the year. Before St Brigid's day there is a cross of rushes made and on St Bridgid day it is hung up in the cow house. St Brigid was a dairy maid and that is why the rushes is hung up in the cow house.
Sometimes people hang up a horse shoe for luck. It is not right to strike anybody with a boortree stick or who ever strikes with it he shall not grow another inch. it is not right to bring in a bit of a white thorn tree in to the house or to cut a lone white thorn tree. One day a man went out to cut down a white thorn tree when he had the first strike given he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- M. J. Ward
- Address
- Carns, Co. Sligo
