School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar
- Location:
- Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 613
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- (continued from previous page)Two are needed to churn goat's milk. One person churning alone will get no return. Any one that drinks goats milk will have red curly hair.
- Sheep:-
If a week-old lamb dies he is thrown up on the roof of an outhouse to keep away the disease from which he died. If a sheep drinks water often it is a sign of her early death.
Donkey:-
Every time a donkey brays a tinker dies. Donkey's milk cures whooping cough.
Cat:-
If a cat dies in the house it is a sign of bad luck. - Cat:-
If a cat dies in the house it is a sign of bad luck.(continues on next page)
