School: Convent of Mercy, Rinn an Chabhlaigh, Cóbh
- Location:
- Ringacoltig, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSr. Peadar
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- Long ago people kept all domestic animals such as the goats, the sheeps. donkeys, and the hens in their own dwelling houses and the cock bird roosted on a perch over the door and when the cock crew in the morning the people rose as they had no clocks and if he crew before mid-night it was supposed to foretell the the death of a friend.
Long ago people always housed their cattle on May eve fearing ill luck would befall them.
Long ago people always kept two goats with every herd of cattle for good luck.
- The milk was set in earthen ware pans, the cream was then skimmed off after twenty four hours. It was then put into a wooden(continues on next page)
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- C. Lehane
