School: Ráth an Tóiteáin (Burnfort), Malla (roll number 11249)

Location:
Burnfort, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Mac Óda (Archdeacon)
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    On May Eve long ago no man would be allowed take fire or milk out of a neighbour's house...

    When a person dies the clock is stopped.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    On May Eve long ago no man would be allowed take fire or milk out of a neighbour's house...

    On May Eve long ago no man would be allowed to take fire or milk out of a neighbour's house, or else, if allowed all the milk and butter of that house would be taken during year.
    A man could not even take a red cinder to light his pipe, or buy milk from a neighbour for same reason on May Eve.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Donal Archdeacon
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Informant
    Mrs J. Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Burnfort, Co. Cork
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    On May Eve long ago no man would be allowed take fire or milk out of a neighbour's house...

    The bed on which the corpse was waked should not be touched till after the funeral.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.