School: Knockjames

Location:
Knockjames, Co. Clare
Teacher:
(name not given)
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    9 th February ,1938.
    Long ago on May eve the head of every house used to go out and bless there stock and crops.They used to lock the cows doors what fear any body would go in and take the milk .If there is lights seen around there is some one to die.If you see a scattered funeral it is a sign of another.If you see a rush hanging out of a hens tail it is the sign of a funeral.If a cock goes into a house and crows once it is the sign that some one
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Harrison
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr James Harrison
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tyredagh Upper, Co. Clare