School: Curratavy
- Location:
- Corratawy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. Ó Gallchobhair
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- (continued from previous page)if the person with the evil eye would say God bless the animal that the spell would be broken. It was a custom to throw holy water on a cow that would be going to the fair. Pigs are called by "urris urris". When driving geese "seilg seilg" is said.
- Long ago, the people in this mountainous district had very little cattle. They reared pigs instead. The pigs were fed on grass and heather. Some people sold all the pigs in Nov for money to pay the landlord. The most frequent colour of the cow here was brown. It is believed that the first brown cow ever came into Glan came from the west of Ireland. When she came first, it is said, that she would 'nt give milk unless when the milker would be singing Irish songs.
White cows are very well liked in this parish. There are many causes for this, but here is one that can be believed. During the penal times, there went a silver-coloured cow through Glan, giving milk to every poor person who(continues on next page) - Collector
- Róise Ní Sámhrain
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- James Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corneenflynn, Co. Cavan
