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   “Some say it is very lucky to churn on May day and May day butter was supposed to cure any sore, though I heard another old woman, still living, say it was wrong to churn on May day.”

   

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   striking a Dreas lest they take the butter.

   
   You should always say "God bless us" on hearing anyone sneeze lest the faries take the sneezer.

   
   If a woman accidentally spills a can of milk or lets food fall on the floor so that it is unfit for use she consoles herself by thinking that the fairies wanted it.

   
   If a man dies and soon after, his horse dies, they think the man wants the horse in the other world. When a man died, his medicine, and any food or drink in the sick-room, are flung out to keep the evil spirits busy devouring while the soul is escaping.

   A complete suit of clothes must be given away after the person's death and these must be taken to mass for three Sundays, either worn or in a bundle.

   I remember about 25 years ago a man I knew died in hospital. His two daughters who were very young did not give

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mrs M. O Sullivan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ankail, Co. Kerry