School: Cnoc Cairn, Imleach Iubhair (roll number 10731)
- Location:
- Knockcarron, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Dúthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0512, Page 220
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- The old story about the pursuit of Our Saviour by the Roman soldiers, and meeting the robin, etc. is told with variations in this district. It is told that after the robin putting the soldiers off His track, the dearg-daol put his head above ground and said to the soldiers, "indé, indé, I saw Him yesterday."This put the soldiers on the right trail, and ever since the dearg-daol is an accursed insect.It is believed locally that if you bite a dearg-daol into two parts with your teeth, seven years' sins will be forgiven you
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“The ordinary cock (rooster) up to some 50 years ago played a very important part in the superstition of the local peasantry...”
The ordinary cock (rooster) up to some 50 years ago played a very important part in the superstition of the local peasantry. Nobody would dream of putting the cock to roost anywhere but in the kitchen. A special shelf was usually placed over(continues on next page) - Informant
- Mrs Fogarty
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Castle Jane Bridge, Co. Limerick
