School: Kilbeggan (B.)
- Location:
- Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: P. Mac Siúrtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 470
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- (continued from previous page)are unlucky. A kick given by them in anger is supposed to have ill effects in fact any blow they give is dangerous. A farmer seldom keeps a "Lunekinkishaun" foal around his place.
It is considered unlucky to bring the (May) whitethorn into the house. It denotes sickness. On Mayday it is considered a cure for sun-burn to wash the face with the dew. Churning is done on that morning too, to keep the butter at home. A lighted coal should not be taken from the house on May day is not offered for sale a piece of it is saved and to add to the next churning and so another piece kept in this way a bit of May day butter is kept all the year round.In this locality a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Imelda Dunican
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs Caffrey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
