School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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Names of special days 9-2-38
on May eve people stick quick beam in the garden where potatoes are sowed..So that no one would could bring them.Also people believe their milk can be taken that night by piseoga.."New years day"it is said anyone that cries on that day will be crying for the year.
"St Martins"people kills a cock and sprinkle its blood on the four corners of the house and in the stable.The treshing machine does not be worked on that day for no wheels are put around.- Collector
- Tomás Mac Conmara
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockanena, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Patrick Kean
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 85
- Address
- Derreendooagh, Co. Clare