School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)

Location:
Monadarragh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhealláin
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    4. "If you see a rush with a green top on it, it is said you'll get gold under it."
    5. If a horse foals Whit week you should cut a green sod and put it on the foal's head or he will kill someone.
    6. It's very lucky to get the first bucket of water out of a well, on May Day and long ago the people would stay up all night to be at the well first, on May morning.
    7. Put an ash (!) branch on churn dash on May Day and your butter will not be taken.
    8. If you cut a bush in a fort you will have bad luck, because the fairies will be down on you.
    9. It's not right to be the first to
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Hanly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Monadarragh, Co. Longford