School: Curnanool N.S. (roll number 14497)

Location:
Cornanool, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
(name not given)
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  1. Béaloideas or Folklore
    An "Pisreoga" or "Pishrogues"
    At this present time there are a great many pishrogues at the people in this country but they are nothing to compare to all the pishrogue that the people of a hundred year ago had.
    At present day the old and middling old people would not let you put out the ashes on new year's or the first day of the new year and they would not let you throw out water on that day or they would not let you do any
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    16
    Address
    Derrycoosh, Co. Mayo