School: Virginia (B)

Location:
Virginia, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
E. O' Reilly
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  1. On May Eve the farmer cuts rowan-berry in the shape of a ring and ties it to the cow's tail with a red string. It is an old belief that the butter would be taken of the milk of rowan-berry was not tied on the cows tail.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Carolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisgrea, Co. Cavan