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School: Sallybank

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Drumsillagh or Sallybank (Merritt), Co. Clare
Teacher:
Seán Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0585, Page 177

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    Long ago on May Eve the farmer used to send a member of his family out with a piece of mountain ash to stick it on the potato crop and one on the corn crop and turnips and mangold.
    The reason was that it kept people from taking their crops.
    Story
    When Brian Boru was at war with the Danes, he used to kill alot of them but next day they used to be alive and fight against him again. an old woman told him to stick a scolip of mountain ash on them and they would never rise again.
    St John's Eve
    Cattle were driven through fire on St John's Eve to prevent
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Moloney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aharinaghbeg, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mr James O' Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Aharinaghbeg, Co. Clare