School: Cloonagh Boys' National School

Location:
Coolrawer, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
P. O Braonáin
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    used to say
    I wish the harm of the year be with it.

    9) When a person is going to the Fair: They used to say,
    God luck be with you.

    10) When Persons snneze: They used to say
    God blessus

    11) When a new moon appeared; They used to say
    It left us in good health, and it found us in good health.
    12) When a person used to get a new suit of Clothes; they used to say,
    Go mairead agus go gcathad é.
    13) When a person, would be going into a house; He would say
    God bless all in.

    14) When a person would be passing and see a man , or a woman working; They use to say
    God bless the work.

    Thomas Brennan

    " Braird " = Young oats when it shoots above the ground first.

    Ainm an duinte a thug na paidreacha
    Mary Brennan
    Cloonagh
    Charlestown
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mary Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Cloonagh, Co. Sligo