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  1. St Martin's Day

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    St. Martins day falls on the 11th November.
    The woman of every house always kills a cock. The head is cut off and the blood is spilled some at each side of the fire some at the door. The blood is put in stable so that the horse does not get sick or die. The blood was put at each side of the fire so that no body would get burned in the fire. The blood was put at the door of the dwelling house for luck and so that no sickness would come to the house.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Martin (~177)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Connaughton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moneen, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    James Donohoe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Address
    Moneen, Co. Roscommon