School: Scoil Sheosaimh Ntha (Cailíní)

Location:
Gleann na Madadh, Co. na Gaillimhe
Teacher:
Úna, Bean Uí Threasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0017, Page 211

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0017, Page 211

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    1. On New Year's Day the old people would not like to meet a red haired woman for they would have bad luck for the year.
    2 May day they would not put out ashes or give away milk or butter.
    3 Candlemas day they threw away the candles because the days were getting long.
    4 If it rains St Swethin's day it will rain for forty days and forty nights after
    5 November's Night they make cally for the pookies
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  2. 1 There was once a woman and she was going on her holidays she borrowed a hat and she put it on her. She thought she did not look nice and she dipped the cover of a messengar in water and the following day she painted herself.
    2 In the olden times when they wanted linen they would grow their own flax themselves. When
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Gibney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Tom Diskin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cill Tulach, Co. na Gaillimhe