School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)
- Location:
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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- (continued from previous page)he shouted while the game was in progress. On one occassion a living man who was supposed to be a good goaler or hurler was taken to play a match. He returned safely, but was told to swear on a prayer book that he would not again go even if he were forced to do so. The prayer book was then to be burned.
- If a person passed a horse or animal without saying "God bless him", spittle was rubbed on the horse to preserve it from evil result.
