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School: Árd Phádraig

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Ardpatrick, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Pilib Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0509, Page 441

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    from a stream where three parishes joined.
    This particular condition obtains in the townland of Ballyvodane, where the parishes of Ardpatrick, Effin & Kilmallock meet & tis said that superstitious farmers in the old days set a watch on this place on May Eve.
    My informant also saw when a boy people taking out a 'blessed candle' & running the flame around the udders of the cows singing some of the hair in the process. This was done on May Eve & was supposed to protect the cattle from charms etc.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pilib O Conaill
    Gender
    Male