School: Gleann Fleisge

Location:
Glenflesk, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Donnchadh Ó Spiolláin
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    Many people thought if a cow calved on Easter Sunday that it would be a great misfortune.
    Some people say that it is not lucky to kill a pig on Monday.
    If you filled puddings in the beginning of a full moon they would all burst in the boiling.
    It is not lucky to make butter on may day.
    If you were making butter and a person came in to light his pipe or to take a cole of fire He would not be left do it.
    Some people would lock their cowhouse door for fear some one would come and milk the cow and carry the butter.
    People had a great habbit of borrowing milk on May Day from
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English