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School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

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Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 03_040

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    Long ago the old custom the people had was to pull a heap of branches called quick beam. or mountain ass. they used to leave this in the kitchen and shake Easter water on them.
    Then they used to stick on branch some place in the house and another in the dung hill and then one in every garden they had crops growing in and shake the easter water over the land. they used also shake Holy Water on all the cattle to keep the fairies from bringing them or the way anyone would not bring the luck from them. Some people
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáit Ní Chorra
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryfadda, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Thomas Corry
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Derryfadda, Co. Clare