School: Gowna
- Location:
- Scrabby, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Hugh Murray
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0986, Page 055
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“In any place where there was hidden treasure it was supposed to be guarded...”
(continued from previous page)night and day by weasels and that the only chance of digging successfully for the treasure was on Hallow Eve night because it was believed that the guardians went each year on Hallow Eve night on a visit to Diamark.
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“Still on Halloween night the young men go about playing pranks on the neighbours.”
Still on Halloween night the young men go about playing pranks on the neighbours. They usually raid the best cabbage plot in the vicinity and take away loads of cabbage stumps and tie one to each door in the village. On the following morning as the people go to Mass they can all know the late-risers on seeing the cabbage stumps tied to the door.
"If you get the name of early rising you can sleep till dinnertime." (no title)
“It breaks one of the Commandments to heal...”
It breaks one of the Commandments to steal, but the country people here believe it is also unlucky to steal certain things.
1. Nothing could be more unlucky than to steal anything made of iron, especially parts of a plough.
2. If your onions are once stolen you(continues on next page)