School: Landsdowne (Cuar na gCoileach) (roll number 6091)

Location:
Coornagillagh, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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    In this district when a boat is made it is never launched in the day time fearing a woman might be on the road by those carrying the boat.

    In this district when a boat is made it is never launched in the day time fearing a woman might be on the road by those carrying the boat. At Bunaw some thirty or 40 years ago a new boat was being carefully brought to the sea through the fields at 1 o'clock in the midnight so as to avoid all chances of the appearance of any woman. But a voice spoke "Seadh Tá bád Agaibh" & they had like to drop dead. It happened however that she was a harmless demented creature walking about, but the custom is still alive.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. catching animals
          1. fishing (~216)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
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    No important work is done on Monday or journey started and if one must catch a boat or train by so doing he leaves his own home Sunday evening...

    No important work is done on Monday or journey started and if one must catch a boat or train by so doing he leaves his own home Sunday evening and stay at a neighbours over night. This happened when boys or girls were going to America and it still happens when they are going to England.
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    A policeman home on leave shocked his Mother by shaving himself Monday...

    A policeman home on leave shocked his Mother by shaving himself Monday & if the sky fell no local would kill a pig or a cow or skin the latter on Monday. Children from the Glens here do not come to school for the first time until Tuesday.
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