School: Cnoc an Chláraigh, Séipéal na Carraige (roll number 14002)
- Location:
- Knockaclarig, Co. Cork
- Teacher: David Ó Ceallacháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0356, Page 457
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- (continued from previous page)They turn them out and put them into another field but will not fence the gap on Sunday
March
Old people dread the March winds People with any delicacy dislike the coming and going of the leaves
MAY
The country people are superstitious of each other They wath the wells and cattle On May morning farmers get up about 5 oc and someone remains with the cows until they are milked.
Farmers will not give their horse and car donkey and plough on loan to anyone during the month of May
Shrove Tuesday night
The bachelors and old maids used to be roped and taken to the river for a dip
Chalk Sunday
The Sunday after shrove Tuesday marriagable men and women who did not get married had their coats or shawls chalked
St Bridgids Day February 1st
The girls used to wear crosses on their right shoulder(continues on next page)
