School: Baile na Carraige, Cill Díoma (roll number 11295)

Location:
Ballynacarriga, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Gríobhtha
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    home he collapsed at the stable door. It used only take him 20 minutes to travel from Copeswood to Limerick city a distance of 13 miles.
    We had a goat and she gave birth to five kids about ten years ago. The kids lived and grew up big goats.
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  2. It was believed informer times if a person who had magic power got hold of your spancel he could take your butter for that year, the first day of May being the special day for such things, which were called pishouges.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Agnes O Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    William O Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartown, Co. Limerick
  3. It is said that long ago when hatching geese eggs the women used to burn a piece of stick and mark the eggs for luck.
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