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School: Gallow (roll number 8301)

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Gallow, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Mhuirín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 449

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    Long ago the old people would say if anyone had dislike for another "he would bury the sheaf for her".
    The meaning of this old saying is
    Long ago if anyone disliked another he would bury a sheaf for him. A sheaf of corn was got and knots were put here and there on the stalks and a pin put in each knot. It was then waked like a corpse with lighted candles and then buried. When the band of the sheaf rotted the person was supposed to die of some wasting disease.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
      2. verbal arts (~1,483)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frances Doran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Isaacstown, Co. Meath