School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab
- Location:
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Síle Ní Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0291, Page 236
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- Eggs;- If you put eggs in your neighbour's potato garden, his crop will not thrive and your own potato crop will be very good.
2. If you throw eggs into a field where cows are grazing, some of those cows will die soon.
Butter;- If you put a little bit of butter on the bottom of the window, the goats will go dry
2. If a thing resembling butter grows on your timber, it is a sign that somebody is playing witch-craft on you. You will find it impossible to churn your cream. Curds will come on top of the cream, but there will be no butter.
May Day;- It is not right to give milk to a person who brings a black bottle for it. But if it is given put a pinch of salt in the milk and the witchcraft cannot work.
May Night;- It would be right to shake holy water on the milk house and on the milk vessels to protect them from the witchcraft. It is not a lucky sign to see a hare amongst cows May Day or May Night.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rose Hickey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Skeaghanore East, Co. Cork
- Informant
- J. Kelly
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Skeaghanore East, Co. Cork
