School: Cromadh (B.)

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   “I propose to give, as detailed as possible, the various phases and activities connected with the "cutting" (that is, castration) of calves, activities that were carried through, with the greatest detail as recently as thirty five or even thirty years ago,”

   

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   crude methods and crude instruments the percentage of failures in these operations by the unlearned "cutter" was very low indeed. His day ended when the insurance companies began to cover such operations. When he was a factor in the life of the people, his operations HAD TO BE CONFINED TO FRIDAYS and when that was impossible the alternative day was Tuesday, but whether if was a Fridyay or a Tuesday it was always done WHEN THE MOON WAS WANING. That was a sine qua non.

   Another odd thing was that although more accomodating, and to all apearances more suitable searing irons than the tongs were available, yet the tongs and the tongs alone was made use of even when, as sometimes happened to the old forge-made tongs, one leg had gone by the board. Indeed, one informant stated that it was his belief that a tongs was specially kept in some houses for the purpose.

   

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   “Ballynockane (referred to on page 117 as the place where it is alleged leipreacáin appeared in the August of this year - 1938) is a townland in Ballingarry Parish.”

   

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   Ballynockane (referred to on page 117 as the place where it is alleged leipreacain appeared in the August of this year 1938) Is a townland in Ballingarry parish. In this parish also is Cnoc Firinne. Indeed the first swellings of

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   Language

   English

   Informant

   R. B.

   Address

   Croom, Co. Limerick