School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)
- Location:
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó Riada
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- (continued from previous page)calling calves they say "suck"
- When people are selling cattle they give back luck. When people are swopping horses they give "boot".
- Collector
- Thomas Close
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloneen, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mike Close
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Cloneen, Co. Kilkenny
- Old country houses are very uncommon nowaday's. Since the new houses are building. The old houses are the best. If you go into a country you'll be handed a three legged stool to sit before a big turf fire to warm yourself. There(continues on next page)
