School: Rathmeage, Hackettstown
- Location:
- Rathmeague, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Tuathail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0920, Page 356
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If you kill a God's Cow your own cow will milk blood. for 9 months (also if you kill swallow)
If you lift Gods Cow up on another stone it will calve.
If you slice up "asher" or ell it will unite again
If you put horsehair into a river under a stone it will turn into an eelor (serpent with two heads)
Cat has nine lives
A man killed a nest of weasels + old weasel came that night + ate his throat out.
A man disturbed weasels next but did not hurt the young. Old weasel thought that he did + spat in mans milk. On finding out her mistake she came back + spilled the milk or otherwise the man would have been poisoned.
If you swing the pot racks you are washing the devils shirt + he's behind the door.
"Spitting on anyone is the devils trick
A woman had a cat with which she shared her food. Once when she did not the cat killed her.
If you meet a spirit + have greyhound with you it will attach you; a sheep dog(continues on next page)
