School: Tearmonn, Cill Chaoi
- Location:
- Termon West, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máire Ní Chathaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0628, Page 248
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- In olden times feastdays were observed in a much different way than nowadays.
On St. Martin's Day some fowl or animal was sure to be killed in order to have the blood spilled.
If a man happened to have a sick cow and promised to have the cow killed in honour of St. Martin any year he wished the cow would be cured.
A certain man had a sick calf and promised to kill her for St. Martins if she were cured. The calf was cured in a short time.
Some years later this man was badly off and he sold the calf but his horse(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Culhane
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilkee, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Miss Annie Curry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisluinaghan, Co. Clare
