School: Deravoy (roll number 373)
- Location:
- Derryveagh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Treanor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0959, Page 010
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- (continued from previous page)It was especially unlucky for a household to lend anything on May Day. It was considered indiscrete on the part of a neighbour to borrow. To put a pinch of salt in milk given away at other times negatived possible evil results.To find a knife or small sum of money or tobacco was considered unlucky
To find Iron lucky - especially going a journey
To borrow a knife and return it with a nail caught in blades presaged evil for owner of Knife - through the ill will of the person who borrowed the this knife.A most widespread belief was that old women evilly disposed could take butter from the cows of a neighbour. It was necessary to borrow a piece of iron - eg. chainsm or in order to "take" the butter.
Belief in "Elfshooting" or interference with a cow by the fairies was common. If a cow was drowsy when driven home or refused to eat the following cure for overlooking by fairies was made
A vessel was taken and init were placed a pair of scissors or a penknife - perhaps both(continues on next page)
- Collector
- E. Treanor
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
