School: Cluaineach (C.) (roll number 11774)

Location:
Coolrawer, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chlaimhín
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    head but that it was so. (She was so distracted with trouble and she imagined these things).
    If was a sign of good luck if a cow had twin calves, especially the cow of a young married couple.
    If a cow died, the man who went to sell the hide should buy some iron as a spade, a fork a pot or oven etc with part of price of the skin
    A goat is supposed o be lucky to be with the milch cows.
    A red strong was always tied to the cows tail when her time was up for calving. "That was to ward off the evil eye."
    When churning it is not
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English