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Mullagh, Co. Cavan
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  1. Lore of Whit Sunday

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    A person, or even an animal, born on Whit Sunday is supposed to be unlucky. They are called "Cingcíse".
    If such a person injured another, even by accident, and even if only slightly, it would end badly - the sore would fester and take very long to heal. It might even cause death.
    The bite of a "Cingcíse" animal is supposed to be very serious - almost always ending in death.
    Some old folks say that if the person or child was placed under a sod after birth that they would not cause such harm to others.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Whitsun (~59)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ida Deignan
    Gender
    Female