Scoil: Cromadh (C.) (uimhir rolla 9307)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. Customs - Customs for Seasons of the Year (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   says "That we may be all alive together this time twelve months". When a person obliges you, you thank them, if they are unmarried by wishing them a good "sonucair".

   When speaking of anything living of value, a person should say "God bless him - her - it", as otherwise the thing spoken of might be "overlooked" - i.e. all the good luck of that thing taken away. Some of us may have quite unconsciously the "bad eye", and anything looked at by us would cease to thrive and suffer every kind of misfortune. This bad effect is completely counteracted by saying "God bless"-

   But God's blessing should not be called down on a cat or a dog - in my place they still say when coming into a house "God bless all here save the cat and the dog". Some people have a "bad stroke" also. A stroke from a hurley used by them when playing, or a stone or weapon thrown by them causing grievous harm, when a similar stroke from another would "be nothing".

   On St John's eve in this district there is a custom called "lighting the (?)" A sheaf of reed is got and lighted, a little of the ash being dropped on each cow and on each field. Some few straws are kept

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

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